My life tips over 
spilling all of me.
I watch as it runs out .
I cry, I whine and moan. 
Lost is what I kept inside 
thoughts from my head 
pain from my heart, 
a pool of emotions 
now seep through the lines 
on a white sheet of paper.
My childhood scars, 
my darkest secrets, 
flowing without form 
contents of a 
tortured mind,
rapidly running down 
the hard cold surface.
I try desperately 
to contain 
my vulnerability, 
soak up my insecurity 
and refrain from 
simply spilling over.
I cant stop this 
pouring out,
can't stop my tears, 
can't keep my life 
from finding the edge 
and falling over.
I watch you 
track through my anguish, 
slipping in my suffering, 
stumbling over my meaning. 
Your voice screams 
clean this mess up! 
stop your crying! 
get over it! 
Dammit! this is my life 
your skipping through
reduced to a puddle 
on the floor.
Step cautiously,
tread lightly 
while I sit here and cry 
over my life wasted 
 
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