I couldn't help but break
We can all feel it
The spine shattering weight pressed onto us daily
By those we have never met
By those closest to use
With each and every step you take
More earth cracks beneath your footfalls
Pressure put on us is pressure put on the world
Slashing teeth and vile grins
Veiled behind vicious visages of kindness and hospitality
The stinking glances cast by those around you
The crack of your voice at the climax of the final note
Phantom pain ringing across your brow with every critique
Forced to a knee
Blood spilling from your eyes in an agitated crimson line
Searing your cheeks with every drop
We all eventually
Break
