Umbrella

One of my favorite bands is
The Innocence Mission.
They have such beautiful
Lyrical music.
There is one song they have
Called Umbrella.
It is one of the most beautiful
Love songs I have ever heard.
In the song
A woman has had
A horrible, tragic car wreck.
Her umbrella is a painful
Metaphor for her accident.
She carries it every time
She goes out.
She remembers the pain
Of the wreck
And explains her fear
Of leaving her home.
How can people drive?
With all the possibilities
Of crashing?
Her husband
Or boyfriend
Takes the umbrella
From her
And dances around
The house with it.
He makes her laugh
And forget her pain.
He brings her back
To herself.
I think of this song
And I believe
I can dance
With the woman
Who needs to be
Brought back to herself.