Iris

Splash the cymbals
and flow to a groove so real
so I sat, listening to life
flow through me, out of me
all dreams held and then dropped when so desired
nothing more real then what flows
head to toe, into my finger-tips

That soulful song
the song she sang when our lips first touched
the beats of our hearts flowed
rhythmically, to a soft, mellow bass line
groove
eyes that rain
lips that form a rainbow in the skies of your mind
where is that rainbow?
moving further away
life flows out of me, through the hole in my heart

The rainbow will rise after the rain
so I will set out to find Iris
the one who lives in the hills
and plays in the city streets
in peace
in love
first it must rain, hard it will rain

(written 8/10/1994)