Castle of Glass

shattered

a piece of glass crumbled

and crushed

laying

on the floor

waiting

for the bird

to rise

but he doesn’t

falling

drops of blood

running down

his wrist

dripping

landing

on the shards

of his

shattered castle

shining

reflecting off

the smoke

tears falling

mixing

with the

blood

on the knife

he holds

watching  

the stolen

words burn

wishing

he had

the courage to

take his life

or reveal his

secret

dying

inside as

everything he loved

burns

trying

to hold it together

until someone can

show him how to

be whole again