Broken

Heart throbbing

Pulse racing

Fear building

I pace.

Thinking of words exchanged I unravel.

Tears rolling

Eyes straining

Body curling

I freeze.

Tick. Tock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock.

Day awakening

Floor boards creaking

Door opening

I beg.

Eyes gleaming

Body shifting

Temper rising

You dismiss.

“Deal with the consequences of your actions" you say, never stopping to look behind.

Frozen in time,

I open my suitcases.

One by one,

I gather my things.

“You can do it” says Jasmine.

“I can do it” I recite.

I feel so alone.

Clink

Clonk

Bump

Thud

My body takes over.

Closing the front door, I leave.

I paced.

I froze.

I begged.

You dismissed.

Alone, I left broken.

Hoping one day to let go and never look behind.