The feeling of rain on the skin
Barely felt but a caress it is
The slightest warmth
But a passing damp upon the flesh
A graze from hand or cloth, and gone

Certainly that’s the feel of my gaze
A shift in sight, an embrace lingered long a moment
A smile while your words flow to my ears
Sitting beside you, an honor I dare not keep
The sight of you, I’ll simply never hold too long

It is a hollow rain desire,
Felt deep in my soul screaming
I am an ugly problem
All muck and messed up leaves
And for my love an unknown
An issue felt and refuted
What response is given to this?

Lost in the welling of light drifts
Most likely as cold as the snow
But felt like the twinge of nerves under the skin
Ever heating
Ever hotter
Till the burning breaks through
Till I tear my mind open
Bleeding and repulsive
If I hold the blood to you
Will you then know the truth?

What dark matter could it give?
Even if you understood
The blood would simply seep away
One can’t heal the undesired
Expectant to take the sacrifice
It simply can’t be done
The flesh falls away, through fingers twisted
Retched as the offal drips through
Wasted on the shining ground

It’s easy to say you love another
Beautiful, full of endowment, verdant
Green hills, set upon with sunshine
Giving, lovely, vibrant of life and wonder
So much more than dry and somber, drab grey
Who could see the obsidian in the blinding light of Spring?

If only I could feel your world for a moment
Feel your drum beat under my skin
Dance along with you in the heat of the smoke
Leave you knowing love cannot be confined
Let you know there’s no choice to be made
Simply let the love fall upon you
Far more than the hollow drops in the rain
Far more the swelling of a river
Washing you in all the love you could desire