“selective focus of opened door” by Alexander Rumpel on Unsplash

Door

Behind closed doors
I let the tears fall
My head
is a cacophony of emotions
Every thought trying to take precedence
With no space to breathe
Leading me to take huge gulps of air
As my body shakes
And my nails dig into my skin

Crying is a struggle
An exercise in letting my mind be
I have to tell myself
It is okay to feel pain
For no reason
I know it won’t be long
Soon
There is a knock on the door
I unclench my fist and fix my hair
And open the door
With a smile.