The sky shattered with thunder
As he uttered his prayer
Spent, he fell on his knees
As if struck by an arrow
The rain drowning his sorrow
His hopes destroyed, he felt hollow
Inside a pain so deep and agonizing
Was twisting his bone marrow
His arms shaking and aching
He whispered a strangled “Why?”
That was swallowed by the thunder’s roaring
As he kneeled on the soil and wept
Wondering what was the point of continuing
When he felt so incompetent, so inept
When everyone and everything was gone
How was he to rebuild his life anew
Shards of broken dreams pierced his heart’s sinew
The rain poured harder, as suffocating as his grief
The sea looked inviting from the edge of the cliff
Promising to take away his despair and bring relief
As he looked at the unbridled sea
He saw a small boat among the raging waves
Fighting to stay afloat valiantly
Its white sails perduring bravely
Blinded by the rain, he wiped his eyes
And the boat disappeared from his vision
His heart pounding, he prayed it was alright
He looked and searched until he spotted it glide to the shore
He let out his breath, feeling alive again
He looked down the cliff and realized
He still had a long way to go
Before he was allowed to call it quit
