A flash of love.
Then the impact.
Broken.
Then the impact.
Broken.
I woke to
your face in the dark.
And I was happy,
for a second.
your face in the dark.
And I was happy,
for a second.
But you were collecting,
counting,
the way trillions of isolated particles
gather into a storm.
counting,
the way trillions of isolated particles
gather into a storm.
Then the voice.
Then the fists.
A sudden whirlwind.
I was no longer a person.
Just a thing.
Then the fists.
A sudden whirlwind.
I was no longer a person.
Just a thing.
Why?
I pleaded for a reason.
A lie to hold.
My fault?
Tell me it was my fault.
I pleaded for a reason.
A lie to hold.
My fault?
Tell me it was my fault.
I remember seeking shelter
in you.
in you.
Now, I just remember the storm.
the hard one