now is dreary, dark, damp, dank, damnably distinct, decidedly despondent, dependably denuding, defacing, decrepit, deluding, deflating, depraved, demoniac

it could be clear, caressing, cosy, creating, cleansing, carefree, capricious, co-opting, carouselling

but it isn’t.

adolescence an umbrella with a mind of its own