“Weakness” by Brianna Reyes
May 18, 2021
Weakness
I look outside my window to see the sky’s tears getting bigger and bigger,
Until you can’t see a foot in front of you.
I can’t help but cry with the Earth,
Every day it rains, it feels as if the world is crying with me,
Comforting me.
As I finally get out of bed,
It feels like just that has already taken the life out of me.
I walk to the bathroom to brush my teeth, but
I see people in the hallway;
Please don’t talk to me, please don’t talk to me.
I’m not in the mood today, I think.
Their mouths start to move, but
I don’t hear anything.
The only thing I hear is my own head’s thoughts.
Run to the bathroom, I think.
I can’t let them see that I’ve been crying.
Without my disguise,
I am weak.