as the rain sang

its soft song outside,

as if nature was whispering to me

through this foggy window of mine.

i though about too many things.

i thought about nothing.

about the girl i met yesterday,

an odd one;

the best kind, really.

we talked about nothing and anything!

my two favorite topics,

as we sat outside of the gas station in the rain

smoking cigarettes and watching the cars pass by.

we only talked for a few minutes,

a few short bits of eternity

where she treated me like a normal person

and for a a bit i forgot that i hated people.

for a bit i forgot all of my sins.

for a bit i forgot everything.

except for warm feeling of her words

as the our cigarette smoke danced with the rain.

but she's too far away from me

dating one of few friends

one of the few people i can stand being around.

and they make, as much as i hate to admit it,

a beautiful couple.

he returned from inside the gas station

we finished our cigarettes and resumed our lives,

got in the car and left the gas station;

driving away from that tiny, fleeting moment.

as i clicked on the left turn signal

i couldn't help wishing i lived in another world

where i would click the right turn signal instead

and i would be alright for once.

but i had to turn left

and as the lights of the gas station

slowly faded away in my rear-view mirror

i could hear the rain still singing

a soft, sad melody;

the same one it's singing today.