How do you be strong?
and still break?
How do you say goodbye to the parts that were you,
Let them die
Tears in eyes,
and still get up in the morning.
How do you process pain?
In your head?
Limb by limb?
and move forward,
in your heart.
Move inward. Pause. Breathe. break.
How do you discard the parts you really wanted to keep?
Not ready to say goodbye.
Those cells, limbs,
those memories.
How do you hold on when all parts want to melt,
drift,
and soak into nothing.
I know what you do.
You be so strong that nothing will stop you.
Push forward.
Tough.
Grit.
Determination.
They tell you to keep your chin up high,
Positive thinking will get you there:
Cliche slogans subliminally plaster your eyelids.
Eyes glisten.
Your heart is breaking now too.
