Teardrop

I didn’t say a word.

The heart clenched

The breath stopped.

The tear refused to fall.

Stumped.

Stunned.

Broken.

The tear refused to fall.

I nodded in silence.

The “may I speak” frozen on my lips.

I heard it all.

The tear refused to fall.

Flashes of a lifetime gone.

Fears of not again.

Swaying unconsciously.

Staring into oblivion.

The tear refused to fall.

“Take a deep breath” said the good angel sitting on my shoulder.

“You’re a failure” said the bad angel on the other one.

A fairy fluttered around out of her depth.

Real life hit.  

The tear finally dropped.