An umbrella is one of the few functional accessories that is not worn on the body. It keeps us dry, until it is too windy or the rain too heavy. That’s when it starts to work against us, turning inside out, following the wind and carrying us with it à la Mary Poppins. The powerlessness of an umbrella turned inside out, catching water instead of repelling it. The rain coming almost horizontally, in sheets instead of individual droplets.
This time, you’ve preconceived of this occurrence by wearing the broken umbrella cape. You’ve become the umbrella. It’s already lopsided, so it can’t really be broken more. More seen when wet.
