After the Rain
Under the streetlight, late at night
I stand alone on this rain-soaked road
The rain has just stopped falling
Only the silence touches my soul
No footsteps on this empty street
A quiet day slowly sinks into me
Like an old familiar melody
It softly flows through my heart
After the rain, I hear my voice within
A self I lost in the rush of every day
Somewhere along the way, I dropped
The warmth, the smiles I used to know
The days I've passed now call out to me tonight
Memories always feel like rain
Soaking deep into my quiet heart
Like dew on the edge of a summer leaf
They gently reach and comfort me
Through the breeze that slips between
It stirs the heart I thought was asleep
As I walk a little more alone
Will I find myself again someday?
After the rain, I hear the distant me return
As raindrops settle on the bench beneath the light
A day that paused for just a breath
Now quietly seeps into the night
And softly wakes the heart I’d left behind
All those nights I tried to forget
Brought me back to who I really am
And on the path where I had stopped
I breathe again like the first time
Even after rain, I start to walk again
Flowing with time like a gentle stream
On this quiet path with no trace of steps
I follow the light I call my life
Even after rain, I begin to draw myself
On this late-night street of puddled rain
I quietly lay down the weight of today
