Crying again.

I sent my heart away

          It

came

        back

in

      pieces

The realization comes to me gently—like knives

GULLIBLE

Drip—

Drip—

Drip—

Water falls from the faucets my eyes have become

I wear a mask with a smile carved in it

He.Walks.By.

The mask slips off and shatters on the floor as he disappears

I step on the fragments—

Letting the reality seep through me like blood on the ground

Forget. Move on. Heal.

A needle and thread appear in my hand

As I pick up my heart and begin to mend.