WHEN ALL THE BUILDINGS FELL DOWN

It was raining

that soft misty rain

that is damp and sad.

it turned the old country lane

olive green in its

springtime dampness.

I should have known

such days hold sadness

in their misty countenance.

I remember looking at you

so beautiful even the wet rain

on your face shining.

I always knew

you were beyond me

Such beauty is for the Gods

Not such an ordinary man as me.

But even with the knowledge

you would one day leave me

. And also knowing

it would break my heart

beyond repair.

I put these thoughts

into a dark room

that I keep in my head.

Instead I walked

in the sunlight of you.

you turned to look at me that day.

I could see in your lovely eyes

this was the moment

the one I had dreaded.

You told me our time together

was a beautiful memory

but you must leave.

And there in the beautiful silence

of a misty rain

in a long ago sprintime.

All the buildings in the world

crashed to the ground.

Without making even

a whisper of noise.

Because they were

all inside of me.