Hello?

Somebody?

Anybody?

Hello?

I am breathing.

Slowly.

Deeply.

Looking for, searching for, screaming for

an escape.

I know you are out there with outstretched arms,

Smiling, waving, beaming,

like a sun peeking through and pushing away the dark cloudy blanket

that oppresses my spirit.

Yes, it’s true, in every life some rain must fall.

And natural rain can be quite beautiful,

but man-made rain?

The water drips into my eyes, hiding tears that weren’t even there.

But trudge on I must –

I must keep forging ahead,

through the mud and debris of life,

on my way towards my sunset.