Words

Wet walls,
glistening through the steady flow
of tears sliding down my face.
You broke something sacred--
unfixable--
now it's shattered--
left on the floor.
Yet you come back for more.
You think a smile fixes everything.
It can't be healed that easily.
Your smile can't lift the pieces off the ground--
glue them back together.
You don't comprehend--
I can't stuff your words back into your mouth--
But you continue to let them flow,
leaving me in ceaseless pain.
The hurt goes deeper than you realize.
I'm a good actor--
my mask is sealed.
But nothing lasts forever--
I won't be able to hide much longer.