Walking on Eggshells Poetry

Eggshells

Maybe I shouldn’t watch where I put my foot

Taken by Shubham Dhage

I walked on eggshells,

the skeletons of baby

chicks you tossed on the floor,

daring me to put my foot down.

I didn’t put my foot down,

afraid you would yell when

I broke the silence with a stomp.

Yesterday, I put my foot down.

Yesterday, I stomped.

The silence didn’t shatter,

and it didn’t matter.

You couldn’t hear me

over the TV.

Eggshells

Canva image adapted by Amy Sea