By Cyan
Date: 2003 Feb 14
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Fragile

Walking fast with furious intention,
up the stairs and to the door......
knocking my knuckles raw against wood.
With a twist of the knob I'm finally
led in, by a man who's scorned me too
much to defend. I step in gracefully
with my head held high, holding back the
river that has formed in my eyes.
Two whole hours of pacing back and forth,
practicing my lines, rehearsing in the
mirror--
all futile once I saw your
face, heard the words, felt your hands
on my waist. My shield torn to pieces.
The fortitude I managed to muster up......
now lying crippled in the palm of your hand.