Today

I was shaking today
Next to the glittering water
Under the intermittent sun, where
Our feet tickled the mountain's backbone.
But I disguised it well.

I drew lines today
Red and pink snaking across my map
Two minutes before you arrived at my door
I finished creating them.
But you couldn't tell.

I was dying today
Silently fighting for breath
Even while I asked after your family
And painted myself a new mask.
But you hesitated to ask.

I broke open today
Inexorably, stoically, minutely
One tear, one sob, one fist hitting the wall.
Small explosions are allowed, one a day
To keep the devastation at bay.

~~~~~~~~~~AEW~~~~~~~~~~

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