the sky is black
no stars twinkle
no moon shines
thunder ripples
lightning flickers
and i am standing in the night

rain courses down
tiny rivlets hiding tears
a heavenly shower
erasing all the pain
momentary freedom
brief and bittersweet

the wind whips through the trees
my voice mingles with it
a single voice mixed with the thousands
a cry of pain and rage
swept away by the voilent wind

i am still standing as it ends
as the rain slackens
as the thunder fades
as the lightening ceases
i am still there
clutching onto the pain