in the rain
symbolizing
all his pain.
The loneliness
his heart has sheltered;
his hollowness
the helter-skelter.
The turmoil
in his veins
very slowly
going insane.
Yet he looks again
and sees her smile
wondering
all the while.
Couldn't fathom
the beauty there
so our of sync
with her blank stare.
Their eyes meet
he can't help but ask,
she replies-
"it's simply a mask."
He ponders still
in deep confusion
if this is all
simply delusion.
As he turns
to walk away
she grabs his arm
"I've something to say.
Things are not always
as they seem
you'll soon learn
what I mean."
He then vowed
of the message sent
that he would know
what it meant.
In days that followed
he noticed anew
of how things worked,
changed and grew.
Alone again
in the rain
she returns
he feels sane.
"Instead of looking
you've learned to see,
when you listened,
you heard me.
For here is the place
I've always been
and I'm sure we'll meet
someday again."
This time he watched
as she faded away
into the moving
mist of gray,
watched as she rose
to heaven above
renewing his heart
with unquestioned love.
In his time of need
an angel was sent
he understood now,
his head bent.
"Lord I didn't ask,
but you saved my life,
thank you for ending
my pain and my strife."
With that he turned
and walked away
looking forward to
another day.
(c)Mary Irene Cousino
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