I Will Run No More Forever

my loneliness is of my own making

i had walled myself away

from myself

and therefore from all

it is gray today and raining

inside and out

i let the sadness soak in

and flow out

i stand in water

i lay down in this water

my water

i am soaked in sadness

washed by my own compassion

drenched to the bone

to my soul,

let it rain let it rain let it rain

i will run no more

forever…

       amen