Girl is afraid
of Boy’s silence.
Boy is afraid
of Girl’s endless words.
They both leave-
gently,
so they don’t hurt the other.
They whisper promises
already broken
and platitudes
worn thin with age.
They both break.
Boy’s break is loud.
Violent.
Girl just
crumbles,
too weak
to keep the pieces
of herself
together.
Girl knows
so many ways
to shatter.
Girl shatters.
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