broken bones
you have broken pieces
of me
i never knew i had,
coaxed me out of hiding,
out of myself,
just long enough to realize
you were not ready
for the way i was already falling—
for you,
because those
two blue eyes
remind us that leaping
is still falling.
those words scream
and echo
as i fall alone.
i thought you would follow
but never thought you would not know ,
that your bones
would still ache
from the last time you feel alone.
i do not know how to
put you back together
so now my bones break apart,
too.
now i know you better,
know your pain
with each fracture
of what holds me together,
and that makes each break
hurt more.