Breaking

She broke,

Not like crystal shattering across stone floor- loud,

But shattered silent,

Contained like laminated glass- fractal,

But together,

Held by an opaque veneer- invisible,

But slivers of pressure,

Until she had no other choice but let them slice her flesh- blood,

But not a bloody mess,

The show must ever go on- fake,

But dying in a mask,

A colorful façade of fun and joy- numb,

But feeling everything,

And nothing to hold onto- falling

But at rock bottom,

There in tears that had forgotten to fall,

She broke.