No Rainbow After the Storm

No Rainbow After the Storm

The rain has passed, but skies are gray,

No arc of color lights the way.

For years, I’ve battled through the flood,

Each step weighed down with sinking mud.

They said the storm would break, be kind,

That sunlight waits, a peace to find.

But now the clouds just linger on,

The hope I held is cold and gone.

They promised brighter days ahead,

But all I see is dull instead.

It doesn’t get much better here,

Just more of pain, and less of cheer.

Perhaps the calm they spoke about,

Was never meant for those who doubt.

And though the storm has passed me by,

No rainbow ever filled the sky.