Embrace

It was almost as if you knew

How easily I would break

If you didn't hold me tight

One hand on the back of my neck

The other on my breast

Keeping me from tipping too much to the back

And falling out of your embrace

But you should have held me tighter

It just wasn't enough

Because

One minute I wanted

Not you

But what you could give me

And the next

I didn't

And you suddenly repulsed me

Your touch repulsed me

And I snapped

And broke

And nothing you did

-promising to be gentle

-giving me as much time as I needed

-asking me what I wanted

Nothing could put back the pieces

To make me as whole as I was

Before I shattered

In your embrace