When You Fall By Skaja Evens

You never know how you’ll break

A million tiny pieces, perhaps

Microscopic

Invisible glass

Crumpled

Impossible to repair

Or,

In shards, large

Jagged

Vicious

Resilient

Incompletely mended

In either case

Parts of you are lost

You’re never the same

Skaja Evens is a writer and artist living in Southeast Virginia. Publication credits include Spillwords Press, Medusa’s Kitchen, Ink Pantry, Off the Coast, The Crossroads Lit Magazine, The Dope Fiend Daily, Synchronized Chaos, and Blue Pepper. Her first book, conscientia veritatis, is forthcoming from Whiskey City Press.