Purity

Purity (30th April 2008, 11.15am)

Out into the grey sky
I took myself in nothing
but my own pale skin

Small and white
I wandered
through busy streets

People stared
muttered
but kept their distance

Just a work of art
a conversation piece
challenging the peace

And the clouds watched
and in their wisdom
drew the day in

And the rain was like
a thousand tiny hands
smoothing my skin