There's meant to be safety in tears.

But now my tears wake the monsters in both of us.
Mine is screaming to notice I'm here
And yours
Just threatening to keep me this way.

But yours, I think I imagined.
I've taken to making things up.

It's not like the real you would be able to live with
Knowing that you've made me cry.

But it's not like you hurt me,
There's meant to be safety in tears
The drainage, the sigh,
The perfect release.