the storm within

A facade five days out of seven

is not something you can sustain

you’re fooling yourself if you think you can

one day the flood gates will break

it might be when you’re in the middle of a study session

or eating lunch alone

on your favourite street walking home

rereading a book you’ve annotated with tears

but it will coming crashing down

you won’t know what to do

because you never dealt with the storm

so now, deal with the ruins

it left behind.