I won't cry break down or die
I'm stronger than that
and my heart knows how to love
I've been a lot of things
not all I would remember
but pushed into here
where all I feel are tears
I know beyond doubt
that each tumbling gem
down these cheeks will slice
the veil you've tried to place
Ochre Idyls
Poems, Haiku/Tanka, Short Fictions