Breaking point
In a moment of anger at the world,
disbelief that the universe has more still
to throw our way, I slam my palms
into the counter top and feel it
push back, reverberations through my
fingertips which look so strange
splayed flat, rather than in the curve
we've grown accustomed to.
As I turn away, my feet do the same,
crash against the tile with a vibration,
a bang that echoes through my legs
and makes me wonder about each
step I take in anger, in misery
in judgement, in love
and I break
Juliette Sebock is the author of Mistakes Were Made and has work in publications including Royal Rose Mag and Cauldron Anthology. She is the editor-in-chief of Nightingale & Sparrow and runs a lifestyle blog, For the Sake of Good Taste. When she isn't writing (and sometimes when she is) she can be found with a cup of coffee and her cat, Fitz. She can be reached at her website and across social media at @juliettesebock. She is a regular contributor of Marías at Sampaguitas.
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