raining outside

Its raining outside a cold cascade to shock the senses into vibrant clarity
You drift like a wraith through the sheets that hang endless from the skies
every colour viewed by countless lenses shattering on the pavement
baptism in grey filtered by deified fingers and cloudy globes like glass
pain falls through the cracks gathering in puddles and gutters and alleys
saturation of purity bursting veins running with black sludge and heavy sighs
You double over as it rushes out your mouth in a struggling torrent
spilling into every corner merging with the shadows lining your sight
everything blurs and drifts as the last of it escapes you in a trickle
darkened landscapes bleed into a haze hands find cold pavement fast and hard
sunlight feels you out slow and careful and quiet
now the day begins anew