Unbearable secrets come out of your mouth
You move around me speaking,
But you fade into the background
I cannot hear you anymore
I’m lost in my head
I am stunned by your confessions
Shocked and paralyzed,
I sink to the floor and pray for it to swallow me
I’m drowning in my fears
Panic consumes me completely
My hatred is boiling
How could you betray me?
Betray our name?
How could I have been so blind?
It had been there in front of me the whole time
My arrogance duped me into a fool
I struggle to speak
I want to yell and scream,
But I lay mute
Tears stream from my eyes
My lips taste their salt as I heave into my throat
I gasp for air frantically
You have knocked every breath out of me
I cannot grapple with what’s ahead
Your acts are despicable
I cannot forgive you
I will not give you what you are asking
Even on my deathbed, I will show you no mercy
© C.S. Torres