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Thousands of Umbrellas

Sofiy Inck

September 7, 2018

Department: Poetry

Issue: Rituals and Traditions

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Thousands of

Umbrellas pushing

Against the

Forever falling rain

We fight a mostly losing battle

Trying to keep our hearts dry

We let our arms and legs get wet

Raincoats don’t help much,

Thousands of umbrellas

Breaking and crashing

They fall broken to the

Ground

Nobody cries

Even though

They were our trusty shields

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Sofiy Inck lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her sister, parents, and two huge cats.