It's Raining in my Heart

It's a beautiful day
The sun is bright; the sky is clear
A good day for a burial...
We have to stand outside.

Inside my heart it's raining
A cloudburst, and the skies are gray.
No matter how much I blink
The tears keep coming.

It's my mother
Who they'll lower into the ground.
And while I knew this day would come
I can't stop the rain.

Nancy Perkins
1/20/13