When in the Rain

When in the rain,
with the downpour on my head,
where the sky plummets in blue crystals
and I feel it, it seeps into my eyes,
and the world vanishes. It is
not here, there, or anywhere.
Clouds fall down, and I shout at the thunder
as it bellows at me.
 
But there is no wet and dry, when there
is no world.
The lightning tumbles in the form
of yellow energy. I feel the
clouds on me, but still there
is no world. But then,
when the clouds and sky
clear from my eyes, the world comes
rushing back, and I am wet.

Through the 3rd Eye is supported by the Grand Rapids Humanities Council
and is made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council - Copyright 2008