Sitting here listening to the rain
It's like a song playing to remind me
The air though fresh yet looks so sad
Times & days , I have sat
Feeling this rain drawing me sad
Lonely feelings arise from my depths
Hearing this melody reminding me
How can something so cleansing
Draw us in to only feel so down
When rain begins to pour
In doors , I will go
Try to stay warm
Hoping to find
Maybe this time
I will feel refreshed maybe sunny
For rain always draws a feeling
a lonely kinda sad
© Jennifer L DeLong 9/22/18

Within the mind , I travel
I stop & observe
I stroll thru the unpaved streets
Like nothing will stop me
I can go there or here
It's quite a journey
I do say but what a thrill
For what I see & hear
It's quite remarkable
For my mind plays rock & roll
While , I journey thru
Seeing art & pictures strewn about
I think , I could stay
Must , I go .. return
For you see , I like it here
As , I leave , I smile
My mind though never far
Can be stubborn
For you see
Can only visit
not very frequently
Quite satisfying
So , I will return
Very soon

© Jennifer Delong 9/22/18

my car broke down
and it made me think of how everything breaks and loses its place
only to be replaced
maybe that’s why it bothered me so much
i took it as a life lesson
but it still didn’t lessen the load
stress on my mind
anxiety for breakfast
i know it gets better from here
i always tell myself that anyway
all the old things fade not meant for you
and better things come along
those who come along make you anew too
i got a broke down car and i live pretty far
but my friends still love me
i’m trying my best to see the rest of the big picture
my car was smoking coming down the causeway
so i lit a blunt and smoked too
and told myself “this is it” everything is becoming anew

Thinking is getting me lost
Lost in the memories
of someone , I used to know
Where did you go
Who are you now
Confused & feeling used
How did you get inside
Past my armour
Thought , I was steel
I will wonder how
I will figure it out
But for now just
My thoughts are on
Trying to heal
Trying to not get lost
In what I believed
The truth is
Just that is
I'll leave it at that
© Jennifer Delong