100 tears away

A wallow in my stomach

Tense-sinew, against skin

Thud of my heart pounding frightened

And angry

Struggling to contain an ebb

A tidal wave of frustration and fear

A simple wet emotion

A trickle of pain

What could be so damaging

Were we not resilient, are we not strong ?

A tiny dripping heart…weeping

Is it our fear that a small trickle

will lead to greater

more furious cracks

a gush of unsustainable water

a bursting dam wall

we are unable to control ?

Its all inevitable

The tears

The pain

The struggle

Only the brave will leap quickly

The weary slowly

swimming against the tide

gaining their courage

their strength

and slowly

slowly

wiping away their tears.