I'd rather be alone than lonely
sit in a window sill on a rainy day
and feel nothing but pitter patter pitter patter
hold the dark close to me
whisper to the monsters that it will be alright
I will love them
trading rocks through the streets
rough gentle way comforting everything
the rain shatters out a million dreams
that break my eyes
rain boots and slickers
spattered nights of reading
lovers quiet under blankets
caught in the rain
that laugh when I tell them stories of
rats fleeing gutters
an old man who is stronger than he
remembers
how the distance is less
if you promise to never arrive
how the promise of goodbye
sings without joy
the memories reflect, broken
in the rained out window panes
rainbows broken
suns come and go
the shadows are hidden and
revealed
and hidden
I listen to the breaking of the leaves
