Slowly/Carefully

She pulls him away to his room
and I wish they would just
**** already
so that I could let the pain hit me
all at once
and then be
open again.

There’s something cathartic about heartbreak:
You are made to feel so alone—
and then you realize
that the only person you can love
in safety
is yourself.

And you watch the Earth
become covered in snow,

like a beautiful
high sch

Slowly/Carefully