what goes around comes out your eyes

tears like these
refuse
to stop on command
not for anything in the world
so you spend your entire day
holding them back
fitting in
playing nice
doing your job
and acting as normal
as you possibly can
it's such an exhausting routine
it takes every ounce of your energy
to fight for breath
to stay afloat
you can actually pull muscles
from just trying to keep it together
and now that you're finally home
and the door is shut behind you
tears like these
refuse to stop falling
they won't rest
until seventy percent of you
has wasted away
the last drop can be painful
half water and half dirt
tears like these
are patient observers
waiting for you to thirst again
and they know you will
because you don't have a choice
tears like these
thrive on knowing
that you have to
get up
and do it
all over again
and again
and again