Umbrella Societies

On a rainy day,
People become
Their own universe.

Each soul alone
Under an umbrella
Huddled against the downpour.

The umbrellas, however,
Are a social bunch.
Bobbing, bumping companionably.

Colorful and varied,
They jostle and nudge,
Amiable in their shared function.

One dry person
Follows the example of the umbrellas
And steps out of her world

To offer room for
One drenched person
Under her umbrella.