Life is like that too, by the way

You know when the sky turns grey,

and you get storms?

Life is like that too, by the way.

The sun tucks away in the nooks

of the clouds, and darkness prevails

for what seems like a millennium.

When you feel that the light may never

triumph again.

Life is like that too, by the way.

A balloon slips out of a child’s grasp

and rockets upward in a lazy prance.

The wind tickles the rubber,

sending shivers up the string.

The cold reaches the air caged inside,

and when it feels like everything is frigid,

it pops.

Life is like that too, by the way.

The rain packs up and the clouds

move on.

The sun emerges and smiles encouragingly.

“I’ll always be back,” he says.

Life is like that too, by the way.