Rain Down on Me [Trijan Refrain]

Hand over hand, I hold my heart --
Trembling with naivety,
Slurred poetry tears my world apart,
Setting me loose, breaking free --
Rain down on me, give me your all;
And catch me if I am to fall.
.............Rain down on me,
.............Rain down on me,
On these tired hands and knees, I crawl.

Hand over hand, I hold my heart --
To keep it in its place,
But piece by piece, you pick apart --
Whiskey tears on my face.
Rain down on me, cover my eyes;
Sing to me your torn lullabies.
.............Rain down on me,
.............Rain down on me,
And color me in a disguise.

Hand over hand, I hold my heart --
Begging you for some more,
Some more from you, to play your part;
Live on the vows you swore.
Rain down on me, make me yours now;
Dance with me tonight, take a bow --
.............Rain down on me,
.............Rain down on me,
Fall as deep as our hearts allow.

-Jenna Elphick
September 22, 2007

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The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:
Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 words of line five /c
Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8