hearts fly with heavy clothes

the drops wandered down my face
they collected in the corners of my eyes
they ran behind my ears and under my chin
they weighted my hair and my jeans

the night rain pooled in my hands
and seeped beneath my skin
it swept through my body like
the flood, it washed my heart
clean.

soaking, freezing, we found
that the rain could wash away
everything in our lives and leave
completion. bliss. relief.

consummate resolve.

the night rain collected on the road
we splashed it with our feet
and we smiled holding hands
all the way to heaven.