SEVEN MILES AN HOUR

seven miles an hour

is the speed of drops of rain

but tear drops are much slower

for they're weighted down with pain
.

it's said it's always raining

somewhere on this planet earth

and people don't stop crying

from the instant of their birth
.

tears form from blackened storm clouds

and then rise up like the tide

the taste of tears is bitter

as a drop of cyanide
.

seven miles an hour

doesn't really seem so fast

it seems it's raining harder

when the skies are overcast
.

who thought to even time them

as they floated down from space

to join the tears we're shedding

down the surface of our face
.

but looks can be deceiving

not as bad as it appears

for you will never notice

any weight in happy tears