Drowning

Drop by drop 
each unshed tear collects within 
A deep pool reflecting sorrows
accumulated day after day

Always a period of calm 
the well of emotions unruffled 
preceding the storm 
waiting to be unleashed

It breaks and builds 
whipping up the still waters 
into a whirlpool of despair

Impending devastation 
threatens to overwhelm 
One day, I know, 
I will drown in myself

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