The Switch

This is when the waves finally crush the reef to smithereens
when the locomotive runs over a puppy
when the hurricane strikes in all its might
when the lights finally shut down

This is when the levee breaks
when my heart gives up
when the mind betrays

This is it
this is the eye
peeking behind a cluster of clouds in the sky
impersonated by clowns

Yes, this is the gutter
the milk spilled in the fridge
the blood in the sink
the edge of the knife

this is when I'm torn
and my lungs pound to get out
this is the switch
this is when I give up.