Fault Line

By: Rachel Franklin

Nine in the morning

And the crack between us widens.

A low rumbling starts in my chest

Where my heart used to be,

Growing louder and stronger until

I’m shaking

With silent rage.

The fault line gapes

Tearing up my insides.

Once my pain was your agony.

Now it is your laughter.

I listen to your laughter until

I’m crying

With silent rage.

Ten in the morning

And I’ve bad enough of us.

The door echoes when it slams

The sound of an earthquake.

The rumbling consumes me until

I’m dying

With silent rage.