Powerless

I am powerless.

I cannot stop the clouds 

Gathering in the sky.

I cannot tell the sun to 

Keep shining in their eyes.

I cannot keep the gray

From seeping in their bones.

I am powerless to stop the growing storm.

 

I am powerless.

I cannot stop the wind

Howling ‘round the walls

I cannot keep the leaves

From whipping ‘bout their feet.

I cannot keep the cold

From seeping in their hearts.

I am powerless to stop the coming storm.

 

I am powerless.

I cannot stop the rain

Falling from the clouds.

I cannot stop the drops

From washing away the colors.

I cannot stop the water

From seeping in their souls.

I am powerless to stop the raging storm.

 

I am powerless.

I watch them from a distance--

I see the darkness fall--

I hear the wind roar--

The rain falls.

 

I stand apart from the storm,

Not of it.

But it batters me.

I feel the ice picks on my skin

Soak me to the core.

I feel the wind tear at my clothes

Leaving me exposed.

I feel the cold freeze my blood

Leaving me care-less.

I feel the darkness numb my soul;

I collapse.

 

I am powerless to stop the raging storm

And yet it soaks my bones.