god
you undid
everything
i took a week
to do.
you tore it down
with a simple
"good morning."
i hadn't looked
at who walked
and sat on the steps.
actually, i didn't even know
it was you.
the silence
i had declared
with a quiet cry
alone at midnight,
had gone on a week.
i refused to start
conversation
or really even
acknowledge you.
however my eyes
still wandered
and i caught yours
once or twice.
but my words were
held in my mouth;
forced down,
and swallowed whole.
but this morning
i even flinched
at hearing your voice.
a simple
"good morning."
it tore down a week of
silence barriers
supposed to carry on
and walls I tried
to build up
around my heart.

|m.s.