Stormy skies

“See that sky? That’s us! Our future is like the storm clouds there but, if you look into the distance, there are clear skies ahead and that’s exactly like what we are going to have, wait and see!”

“What was that?” I was amused by the triteness of her remark.

“It’s a metaphor, silly!”

I had to kill her. People who can’t tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor don’t deserve to live.