Only the Rain Applauds

Slump necked screen ghosts yawning yearning

Dull eyed grey minds fog descending

Outside a rumour

Only the rain applauds

 

Eiderdown mornings blub no comfort

Bleary souls past tethers sigh but

Accept the rapid chains

As the rain applauds

 

Slate moss sprawling over tyres

Seasons scowl thud sour skies

Streets stilled until

Only the rain applauds

 

Ether signals screen strike suitside

Sombre faces unfurl unfool

Alas we must oh

Hear the rain applaud

 

Intubation incubation

Malfeasance crawling claws corrupting

Death deniers smirk

As the rain applauds

 

Screen deaths masked nurse paper-hand-holding

Graveside tears remotely blotting

Silence for the coffin

Only the rain applauds

 

Stricken sharp stonewalled hoping

Jabbing jabbering graphic panting

Still the air kills

As the rain applauds

 

Waiting fretting skitting ranting

Mushed clocks ticking intermittent

Wan is the sunrise

Sick with of itself us it

Only the rain

And the rain only

Applauds