Listen
listen when it's raining as the water hits the ground and you'll hear a million secrets that are hidden in that sound the pitter patter raindrops hold the whispered words inside of the people who have shared them with the velvet midnight sky the drops that pound the pavement spill out anger loud and harsh they're the words and thoughts of people who have cried out to the stars the rain that adds to oceans and their vast capacious flow is the grief of people holding on for fear of letting go the waters flooding cities overwhelming homes and towns are the silent words of suffering entrusted to the clouds and when the clouds are heavy, when our feelings fill the sky, when our thoughts are too oppressive then the Earth begins to cry so listen when it's raining if you're quiet then you'll hear all the secrets and emotions that are muffled by Earth's tears