i feel so
small
all of a sudden
and
words
lose
all their rhyme
and their
reason

and
suddenly
what
once
i feared
scares
me
no
longer

and
what
i always
believe
kept me
alive
may
actually
be what's
killing me
inside

i look
at my
hands
in the
mirror
and
say

"oh god,
are
these
truly
mine?"

so i
place
my
head
and
palms
to the
glass

and
take in
the crisp
autumn
air

the
storm
inside me
raging
like it's
never
before

and
words
fail

and
they
fail

and
they
fail