swell

swing hard 

harder than before, 

i will strengthen my defenses

reinforce the fences

i will smile at the pain 

but speak soft

and tread lightly as you enter 

my hearts starting to splinter 

my wounds begin to swell

like waves, 

or the full moon that moves them

will it burst when it is full? 

will it fall into the ocean? 

i guess it’s waning bit by bit 

and briefly disappears

and im running out of tears 

but im not running from my fears