Let It Out

her crystalline eyes brim with water the salty liquid cascades down the sides of her face dripping onto the fine silk of her green dress she spreads the liquid into the fabric with her shaking hands afterwards interlocking her fingers trying to keep them from fretting at her hair, her face, her clothes hoping that if she can keep herself still she will not break apart for this princess has been betrayed her fragile heart smashed to pieces like glass upon the floor how had she been so blind to his brittle deception? she wonders, paining herself, bruising her already beaten down ego tormented, she squeezes her eyes shut and prays for it to end bitter tears slip inside of her mouth, drowning her she digs her nails into the flesh of her cheeks and, finally, she screams.