Hiding from a rainstorm
is supposed to be tranquil :
the patter of rain...
the rumble of harmless thunder...
watching the storm, but never feeling it...
Just raindrops on windows, with you safe inside.
But what if that thunder is the breaking of a friend's heart?
The lightning, the slashing of her dreams?
Her storm is raging within a snow globe…
From the outside, beautiful and perfect...
Unless you know the truth.
Thank God for that glassy protection, right?
Except...
For all your good intentions...
And best efforts...
And wishful thinking...
All you can do is stay by her side
until her world settles.
What if that storm was a torrent of bullets,
Tearing her to pieces?
You can only watch,
Untouchable behind bulletproof glass...
I mean, at least you're safe, right?
… But doesn't it hurt you to witness it
Without being able to intervene?
What if that rain is made of salty tears?
Heartaches and losses and sorrow...
You can try...
and be there for her...
and phone and listen...
and offer every ounce of your comfort...
But no matter what you do...
God still controls the weather.
I mean, at least it isn't your own suffering.
… But that's just it, isn't it?
There's no doorway through a wall of glass.
See,
The very best part of chrysalism
Is that you're hiding on the inside
Within your own peaceful world.
The worst?
You can't swap places.
Have you ever had a friend who deserves the absolute WORLD
and yet she receives nothing but bad luck and sorrow?
It breaks my heart.
If I could carry that burden for her, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
But that's not how the world works.
