the rain

written on Sep 17, 2021 



whenever i struggle to untangle the thoughts within 

watching the rain 

in silence 

is oddly comforting 

watching the rain 

as it pours heavily outside my window 

somehow brings a sense of calm 

despite the sounds that come with it 

the sounds that each raindrop makes 

as it hits the roof

or saved in a bucket 

some headed straight to the ground

turn into puddles that you can splash 

not to forget, the lightning and thunders 

like the final touch on a dish 

when put together 

it sounds like what i’d imagine

of an orchestra

one of a kind that i’ve never seen 

watching the rain

made me wish i had the courage 

to dance in it

rather than to run and seek shelter from it 

the sight of droplets clinging onto each other

the sensation as you held your hand out to feel it 

unlike the sunlight that fills you up with warmth

these droplets made me feel bittersweet


i wished i didn’t know the consequences

of playing in the rain

so that i’ll bravely take a step forward 

and run towards it 


to embrace each drop 

before it falls to the ground 


to remind me of what it means to be human 

to feel things and accept the stirring emotions within 

as i feel them on my skin

as i let it wash my pain and sorrow away


watching the rain

made me wish i had the strength 

to do something different 

to take risks and not worry about the consequences 

rather than taking careful and planned steps 

so that i won’t fall 


if anything 

the rain would remind me 

that it’s okay to wash off the dirt 

to come clean

and never fear start over again 


watching the rain

often also reveal other thoughts 


it made me wish i knew 

what i wanted to do in life 

so that i would stop struggling 


stop killing time 

that i could use to get closer 

to “the dream”


in a race 

where everyone else has it all figured out 

here you are 

feeling lost and helpless

while trying to catch a breath 

in the marathon that seemed like forever 


when will this all end, 

you wonder

yet found no answer 

as to why “youth is wasted on the young”



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