It’s the kind of subtle trickle That turns the asphalt into a glassy mirror Ripples, ripples, ripples Over it like a black pond The silver lining of each little droplet Streaking the sky with shades of gray The streetlights cast an amber glow Upon the shimmering mist Hiss, hiss, hiss Against your stinging flesh Turn your face up towards the darkened sky Let the rainfall and streetlights wash away the dust The dust of the souls you carry on your lips and cheeks Etched into your back and palms Their burdens may cause you aches and pains Let the rainfall and streetlights wash them away Rainfall and streetlights Rainfall and streetlights An urban confessional Where the sky leans in to listen As every perfect drop of water hits your skin It’s the sound of a cleansing Only you can comprehend And although the hope of purity may have been swept away by the wind of unfixable mistakes It’s still the belief alone in possible redemption That keeps you from relenting to temptation Drink up the tears of the sky, child You are forgiven You were always forgiven After all Paths were made to be strayed from Straight lines are mundane, they all look the same And never give a little boy glass when you haven’t taught him how to grasp what’s right in front of him When he drops it It’s a dangerous job Picking up the sharp shattered pieces Do not make him do it all alone Yes, inevitably you will cut yourself On the broken shards Crimson teardrops If they tumble from you Do not distrust your calluses You made them through your own hard work and suffering But they can only do so much for you Remember your skin is a shell not impenetrable armor So it’s best to avoid the things you know will cut unnecessarily deep Bleeding is just another way your body assures you that your heart is still beating Looking up from the gutter the universe awaits you child Do you not realize what’s at your fingertips? Infinity So don’t give in just yet Let the rainfall and streetlights heal you Drip drop, drip drop Let them bathe you in warmth Radiating Let the rainfall and streetlights take you away To a better place Wherever that may be
This poem was written to be read aloud and is still going through some edits to make it flow better.