Breathe, they said,
In, out, in
Out.
Sobs held in,
Waiting for silence to fade
So no one can here the cries
Build and
Build
Inside.
Breathe, they said,
Don't let your heart
Feel this thing
This pain
Shattering
Choking
Emptiness
Drowning
Thing.
Sobs held in
Tears welling
Inside.
Alone she
Cries
Sobs held in no more
Hot
Wet
Salty
Tears cascade
Flow
Rush
Drown
Feelings.
Her heart
It feels
This thing
This thing
Called pain
That lives inside.
Breathe, they said
So she did
And it lived inside
This thing
This dark hole
Cavernous heart
Incinerated hope
Autopsied feelings.
Breathe, they said
In, out, in
Out.
And the thing lived.
