Hard Rain

A hard rain falls.
On the ground beneath my feet.

Here now.
For you to meet.

Heart in hand.
Alone on the street.

Dressed up pretty.
All nice and neat.

Scarf around my neck.
Brow is beat.

I wait for the call.
Dont sense the deceit.

Switch from leg to leg.
On the cold concrete.

In my tired mind.
Check the balance sheet.

It doesn’t add up.
Low and incomplete.

Walk between the raindrops.
Turning to sleet.

Move into the shadows.
Less obvious, more discrete.

A car pulls up.
You gesture to the back seat.

Make myself comfortable.
Enjoying the heat.

We say nothing.
Something is offbeat.

The car speeds up.
Its trick or treat.

Ride on into the dark.
A journey bittersweet.

Never expected.
Its me you would cheat.

Look on down from the bridge.
Feel myself delete.

A lifetime.
I cannot repeat.