Emotions:

Emotions drip down the front of my shirt

Staining me like wine

Emotions pour from my skin like sweat

Making me reek like old gym shoes

Emotions strain through my cupped hands

Leaking through fingers clenched tightly

Emotions are something I have

They are not who I am

I am thirsty

But not for wine

I am hungry

But not for food

I am tired

But not from running

Emotions litter the floor

Sweeping them into loose piles

They skitter at the slightest breeze

How do I release the emotions

When the cage door has no handle

And the locks are all welded shut

How do I make a meal with these ingredients

Fluid and liquid

Shifting and changing

The bowl cannot hold it all

The pot bubbles over

The cast iron pan is burnt and warped

My hands let go of the emotions

And I leave them where they land.

meme credit @bunnymichael