A Single Moment

Soft footsteps melt

Into puddles,

Filling cracks in

Uneven

Concrete, damp air

Soaking your skin

As the drops of

Rain streak your face

Salty as tears,

And the chill of

Wind raises the

Hairs on the nape

Of your neck, your

Journey seems endless

As thunder,

Echoes overhead

Your clothes are drenched,

Clinging to your

Body, and then

Suddenly

A strike of

Lightening, A

Single moment

An instant that

Defines everything.

And you realize

That your pursuit

Is over, that all

You could ever

Hope or want for

Is in the warmth

Of where you

Started, in the

Sweet salty scent

Of home.