Paper thin

 

I can feel my soul breaking
Under my skin
The ugliness leaks from
My eyes

Tears that fall

An uninvited guest
Overstaying it's welcome
Against my face

I need to feel something
Anything..

other than this

I hardened my heart
to spare myself
the misery

This paper bag
I carry
Bottom heavy
Weighs me down

As it slowly
tears away
More pieces of me
Scatter inside of me

Stone can't break so easily
Yet my essence is
Paper thin

It's not a broken heart
Leaving me lost
Searching for apathy

My soul has shattered beneath
My feet
As I trample over Hope for
the future

Today laughs in my face
Reminding me

That tomorrow is already gone

And, these tears are all I have left