Shatter

As a note to everyone that reads this: I intend for it to be strange and different from most poetry. That said, if you review this, please tell me what you think of the fact that I don't use any capitalization, use odd line breaks, odd punctuation, and other such things. I'd like to know how they affect the work. Oh - I also played around with the size of the font when I wrote this, but that doesn't show up in here.


shatter


shatter
        it is brea/
                      king
spiderwebs
    p    i
s          n
  g      n
    n  i
in(cracked)wards

shatter is
sharp! shards
pressing tight against a finger
then it breaks
harsh red welling up
(too bright)!

pressure builds
clutched hands
poun
      ding
          rhy
              thm
too loud
              TOO LOUD!

Make! it stop

shatter is
everything is too much!
nothing is too much!

i can handle it all
                        (until
it breaks)

i shatter

    t          r
s      e
  h          a  t

scattered on the floor

me shattered is bro/ken glass
reflecting light
bouncing wildly
(blinding!)
lost in crazy chaos

who will gather the pieces
pick it all up
glue it
image blurry but (i’m still there!)

put it back tog ether

put me back (together!)

when i shatter
again
(and
again)