I was there
I saw it happen
I didn’t look away
I went in
I fought back
I thought I had become the person I had wanted to be
I was not the person I needed to be
And I watched
It
Crack
Right
There
A lion beneath the skin doesn’t translate well physically
Tried to stop them
Failed to stop them
Alone I failed to stop them
A million eyes watching
It
Crack
Right
There
A boat trying to tame the raging sea
Damaged hull, wave pulls up
Sinking slowly down
Fading slowly away
There the stars lay watching
It
Crack
Right
There
The strength of the soul
Unbeaten yet beaten
Opportunity knocked at my door
Tripped on my way there
A thousand steps away
I watched it all
Slip away
A crack spreading like the breath of a lightning bolt
Spreading
Spreading
Everywhere