Broken Glass: a Poem
I poured myself into a glass.
A glass with cracks.
A tainted glass…
A glass somebody else sipped from.
I poured myself into you.
You don’t belong here,
I poured, but wasn’t being poured into.
I poured into you, while others poured too.
All filled up, while I was left empty.
I continued to pour until it overflowed.
I still poured...wasting it.
Wasting energy, wasting time.
Wasting on the floor.
There were other cups. They would've enjoyed.
I continued to pour, hoping there would be more
I poured, and I was thirsty.
I continued to pour, close to empty.
I continued to pour into a broken glass, knowingly.
I poured into a glass, and watched it overflow onto the floor.
It was a mess, and I was left to clean it up.