slivers
silently shattering
behind a smiling facade

unspoken torments
hidden within the shards

softly crying
drying
tears unnoticed

this was i

fitting together
untold terrors
through gentle prying

holding the storm
with arms
tight yet yielding

this is you...
and i am grateful

for even while some
pieces
remain elusive
my edges are
once again
defined

10/09/2003