Rain Falls Harder Than Our Dreams (Poem)

those had weight once

determined we slung them across our backs

inspired we cradled them near our hearts

older now we’re burdened by the stones in our pockets

those things we pick up on the way

to give them to someone put them somewhere

use them for something we never remember

still we grab more and more

over the years it becomes too much

we shrug off the heavy hopes

those discare the rocks we choose

they break into pieces with a thud

some end up in our pockets

some shake the building