Relentless
droplets of fear,
disguised in the
cotton fibers of
my sleeve,
absorbed in the
safety of
concealment,

unrecognizable
to your ignorant eye.

Relentless
specks of pain
shatter across the
weakening walls of
my heart,
devastated by the
daggers of
love,

shrouded by the
clout of your contumacy.

Relentless
streams of defeat
stain my
innocent cheeks,
washed with
resignation,
no longer sworn
to secrecy;

streams of defeat
drown my defense,
reveal a jumble of
hopeless
broken
p i e c e s.