In Real Life People Use Umbrellas

bring on the rain, i'm thirsty anyway

promises are only forged in Black and White
but the Heart around my neck says they're Gray.
we turn our eyes away from these mistakes
and choose not to look over our shoulders
at the wreaking havoc we left behind.
we engage in Girl-Boy whispers
and Ignore that the people we've become
are who we said we'd never be.
i try to force Chemistry and forget love
while you move on to the next chapter.
in some ways, these stories we lived in were fairy tales,
but it's only in movies that we stand in the Rain.
in Real life, people use umbrellas.

Author's Note

the capitalization is purposeful
let me know what you think

Reviews

[Jaffa Forbes]

Really good! Nice to sit down and read some of your poems again... :) The capitalization is interesting and makes you pay more attention to the poem; that's good because the content is worth thinking about, it's a great statement and an thought provoking last line. I would love just to hear this being read outloud. Very cool. :)

[writer12]

Really good piece! I like the honesty in it. Very rational and real.

[@zeewhykay]

I really liked this one. I hate repeating what other's said, but the ''realistic outlook'' compared to the usual emo-ish is refreshing.

Nice witty ending, Great write.

[Tessa.]

i really loved this poem and last lines are very true.
just loved it overall.

[Gheeneil]

I take this as something that speaks about life. Short it may be but it says so much about it. It's deeply buried in metaphors. Standing in the rain is like being open, being able to expose vulnerability. Thus, it signifies bravery. True enough, this doesn't happen in actuality as people tend to use umbrellas as to mask or cover something which is beyond acceptance.

[Gone]

Realistic outlooks, compared to romanticization, are always pleasant to see. It is great to see that you've took a realistic in spite of it being so depressing.

[Gathering_Stars]

the thing I like about this is that it isn't a cute poem about love and it isn't sad and emo-depressing, it's a more realistic outlook.

[The Scanners See Sound]

Subtle in i's poignancy, succinct, and efficient.

Unfortunately, I couldn't place the meaning on the specific capitals. I'll have to dissect this more.

[Shelby Baker]

Awesome poem!!!