Rain exploded across the riverside Pounding against his back Wind slamming into him as he knealed What could a storm do, that life already hadn’t It had taken him from a naieve kid Love able and overly nice It had beat him into submission No he just was Many people he’d loved were long gone Time had been cruel in its deals Not that he’d complained, he’d taken it all on the chin Never letting life know he’d been hurt Yet now the scars had started bleed more Soaking his soul in blood, making it harder to be ok What was ok Contentment, Success, Money, Love What was the lesson Why had life hit so hard Stumbling at the waters edge Clothes soaked “Why me?” He grumbled. Of course thunder roared Lightning flashed Enveloping the skies in blue Of course there wasn’t an answer Thunder just crashed again and again Yet he didn’t faulter It was quite while the earth screamed He’d never felt so at one with it All the energy swirling Life beaming from the space beyond His problems and pain so small Fire burned within the earth as it fed his soul Replenishing his will Because where there’s a will, there’s always a way