downpour the greens rich and bold
mixing rain and notes and smile and glowing
the same downpour and the sky dim and squinted
mixing rain and notes and saltwater and drips

sleep and the room holy and sane
ghosts grab my lungs and feed me particles
the same sleep and the ceiling dirty and scuffed
ghosts grab my lungs and choke my breath

moment
alright peace
alright already

the same moment
I can't hold on
can't hold them back

it seems all this time has not been so bad
and
I've never stopped feeling despair
2003