Broken Umbrella

The sky ripped open like an old excuse

Rain fell harder than a heart let loose

I stood there soaked in my paper shoes

I said I'd stay but I drifted south

Your name tastes bitter in my mouth

I'm just a broken umbrella in the wind

Trying to cover what can't be pinned

Flip me inside out again

Streetlights buzz like they're tired of the dark

Your shadow lingers in the empty park

I'm chasing ghosts but they don’t leave marks

I'm just a broken umbrella in the wind

Trying to cover what can't be pinned

Flip me inside out again

I’m the crack in the mirror you won’t replace

The smudge on your glasses you can't erase

I'm a half-read book with a missing page