THE OVERFLOW

The sun goes down

the lights go out

and the lonliness

settles in.

The sadness in my heart

begins to overwhelm me,

though I've held it off

all day.

But now the day is gone

and in the quiet of the night

the disquiet in my mind

is revealed.

Everything that has gone

unseen and unsaid

flows forth.

Bottled up and shaken

I am about to explode.