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Umbrellas Don’t Catch Tears

 It rained this morning.
Me and the kids, late again,
Rushing to get ready
Hurrying to recover lost time.
I grabbed an umbrella
stepped out into the rain
"Click-Swoosh!" and my heart fell
Riotous colored triangles spread
the simple black of mine forgotten
I thought, in an instant of
  Us, in line on a rainy Anniversary Dinner
  Us, walking along in the rain
  Us, arguing and then making up under that thing
  Us, Twelve years shoulder to shoulder under it
So many times, your umbrella shielded us
enclosed us in the world of 'we'
I gave the Umbrella to the children,
so the rain would cover my face
you see - umbrellas don't catch tears