A heavy mist of disappointment has gradually began to dampen the sidewalk The sidewalk where I spewed my dreams thoughtfully chalked I stood over them like a canopy of dead trees Stopping only the least skilled of rain drops And even they sly down my side in a snake-like slide Streaming through the cracks, a rainbow lost of her majestic power; My dreams In a colorful dust Floated on top like hot chocolate powder Yet here I stand, for the fallen dreams Soaking and sopping And although you couldn't tell if i'd not mentioned it These are salty rain drops from the clouds in my eye sockets Not just another one of mother nature's venting tempers Oh, the downpour The hum of passing splashing strangers Was never perceived in such a blundering manner But I will rebuild I will always begin When you" rest" I shall pen