Rain falls down,
drops upon my brow.
I look up towards the gray darkness in the clouded night sky. 

Then my head bows down towards pavement.
In this moment, i stand in the gaze of the dim lamplight, alone.

I frown, and the rain washes my tears away, quietly.
Nothing in this moment could sway the storm brewing in my chest.

I was mistaken, and so i stand alone in the torrent of rain.
I give thought, and for once my mind takes wheel.

I love her, and my tears, they fell for her. 
She knows my name, and little else.
Either side of me i could face, i know which path to tread. 

I turn away forever. 
I snatch my heart away from the reach of her allure and place it in the titanium cage of my chest.

I throw away the key in the hope that it would never again be found.
The rain washes it away, too.

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