There are days I feel

Like an exposed skeleton

Hunched beneath an umbrella

Shoulders slouched

From carrying all the weight

The heavy raindrops add

Jacket drenched

From being left behind

In the never ending thunderstorm

Umbrella wavering

From all the wind

Being pushed against it’s will

With only a plastic mask

To hide

The scars

The stains

Or even the giggles

Underneath

Because displaying it all

Means it’s true

Means the the tears you cried

Are not made out of gold

But instead out of knives

And all the people

Who love you

Who cheer for you

Who build you up

Will know

That you’re not

What they think

They see

Because why,

Why are you feeling so down?

Why can’t you see

The beautiful sunshine?

You’ve been gifted so much,

Why does it hurt to remember?

Why do the littlest bumps

Create so much havoc in your heart?

But on those days,

The days I feel like this,

It’s hard to remember

But sometimes

For just two seconds,

I remember

The amount of candy

I’ve received

On Halloween

Or I scroll through my photos

And land on an old one

Which makes me remember

The way my friends and I used to

Smile at the camera

So sweetly, and with so much happiness

It makes me miss it all

But also

Makes me smile,

Knowing I have something

To look back on

And gives me hope

That maybe I’ll make more

Of these memories

Those little drops of hope

Those little drops of good

Those little drops of memories

Are what keep the hunched monster

Smiling a big grin

And holding up

That huge and heavy umbrella ☔️

Sincerely,

Caralia 🫶🏼

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