Cup Running Over
Cup Running Over
By Eva Brooks
Teardrops roll slow
Across your cheeks
Searing hot
And falling fast
You don’t know what’s
Echo or scream
Whispers or illusions
Your voice or the others
Every nagging word
Scrapes along your heart
As you push against those nails
And find new footing
You’re on a ledge
There’s snow beneath you
it’ll cushion the fall
You’ll be crushed
The bitter cold
Freezes your snot
Freezes your tongue
Freezes your mind
You need to push through
Every broken promise
Every responsibility
You asked to shoulder it
Now you do
But you can’t
You slip
You’re free falling
The snow crunches
Your back aches
Your ankles freeze
Your tears pool
You cut your heart into pieces and spread them around for everyone to have
You don’t want them to give it back whole- you have the space to fill the cracks