t h r e s h o l d

tattered {rags}

d i s s o l v e

in {couch}

c r a c k s

and

corners

{heart} snags

c r u m b l e s

w e e p s

{wells} overdrawn

-

t h i c k

salt

d e l u g e s

hot

s t r e a k s

down

chapped {cheeks}

m e r c i l e s s

sting

settling rivets

c a r v e d

deep

-

{air} drawn

d r a g s

across

drought {mouth}

into

h e a v e

h e a v y

{bones}

{breath}

*c a u g h t* in

shock f r a c t u r e s

{composure} s h a t t e r s

lead {gut}

c h u r n s

memories

b u r n

-

clutched {fists}

s h a k e

shock gripped

{sweat} d r i p p e d

rattled {brain}

words

t r i p

split {lips}

e c h o e s

u n r e s t r a i n e d

-

time stalls

-

drags onward

*

s u n r i s e

a c r o s s

bloodshot {eyes}

grief relents

o n e

f i n g e r

a t

a

t i m e

settling {mind}

m e m o r i e s

u n w i n d

*

a smile cuts

small mercy

into

salt-tight

cheeks

first in weeks

a laugh even

casts light

in the

h o l l o w