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Rain?

There is a God in heaven whose quiet concern
can be seen in the quietness of the rain
Allowing one to hear the heartbeat of man
like silent tears trickling, trickling down.

Is the sky crying, Rain?
for all the human hurt,
suffering, and pain;

for the mother whose
child is covered in
blood;

for the father stolen
by and illegal drug;

for the pit-a-pat of
little feet
momma's age 20 minus 8.

Is the sky crying, Rain?
for governments that
control by mental and physical force;

for caring
has lost its place
to an ambitious race;

for love's not safe
it can kill, condom
required not just the pill;

for peace ain't nothing but a
cross broken upside
down

There is a God in Heaven
whose quiet concern can be seen in the quietness of the rain.

Is the sky crying rain?

Darcel Harris

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