My tears betrayed me
Gave me away
Impossible to pretend to be unaffected with pools of water spilling from what are supposed to be the window to one’s soul
Do those windows not have latches?
Are they permanently opened?
My windows gave out on me
They were supposed to protect me in that instant
Hold back a little
Hold back something
Held back nothing
And yet he still couldn’t see
Couldn’t see how I drowned in emotions
Couldn’t hear the pleas that came from that open window
Or he could
And didn’t care
It moved him not
Yet there I stood
Moved
Unnerved
Trying to will tears back in
Reverse
Please
Reverse
Stop
Please
Stop
Words came
Joining us in the space
Before the windows opened refusing to shut
Words came
They spilled from my lips
Trembling as they fought to make a point
As they fought to steady
To find composure
Struggling
Louder they became trying to be heard
To be understood
To seem strong
But they cracked
Giving way to the stir beneath
They cracked
They ricocheted off walls
Fell on anything but acceptance
He unmoved
He yelled
He cut through the silence with his sharp tongue
He ripped and pulled me apart
Very little effort
His windows closed
His balance maintained
What the fuck -
