On a rainy night

the rain falls on the driveway
puddles draining as the constantly fill
drops splash on the living room window
connect the dots with my eyes
each drop a memory
of another living room
another land
another life
a child watching the rain
wash the town and fill the lake
calmness making love to sadness
escape is born
it is longed for tonight
years later
in front of a strange window
in a foreign land
the world is wet and cold
and anxious