A Flicker in the Line

Hop, skip and jump,
and tear down a wall.

The barrier breaks with a scream.
I never thought it could
shatter
so easily.

It shattered like a breaking blade;
It cuts deep,
it cuts me deep.

The storm has begun.
The clean up will be long.

Long, yet short,
terrifying and rewarding.

A brief flash of time
in a broken world
with hurts so deep
and wounds so wide.

But, I'll look back on it.
I've already begun to.

I'll take a moment to
honour a moment.

It's all we can do.

[ SJM ]