Lovelorn Poet in Seattle, WA: The Old Black Umbrella

Untitled by Hamed Masoumi

I cannot keep you dry, keep you safe, walk beside you.
But when I hand you the old black umbrella, I am saying with that simple gesture,
“I love you, take care, be safe.”

There are certain words I can say, in certain combinations, that approximate my true heart.
I like you, I care, have a lovely day.
The words I cannot say are turned to colors and pixels and curves, out in the open and on display.
It isn’t a language many know, but each one says,
“I did this for you, this is me, loving you.”

Turned to colors and pixels and curves, out in the open and on display
The words I cannot say are
“I love you, take care, be safe.”

But when I hand you the old black umbrella, I am saying with that simple gesture,
“I did this for you, this is me, loving you.”
I cannot keep you dry, keep you safe, walk beside you.

There are certain words I can say, in certain combinations, that approximate my true heart.
It isn’t a language many know, but each one says,
I like you, I care, have a lovely day.

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