Slim Line

Slim line--

more than a scratch

but not much more

hovering on the smooth layer

of an otherwise unmarred surface--

speaks the tale 

that only she can tell.

For years,

it lay there,

unwanted, unnoticed, but waiting.

Wanting, really,

ready to spill its secrets

to the first person to minister to her.

Years passed

and not one being

dared to observe what lay

beyond the shallow line.

And with time,

her energy turned inward,

compressed her core,

and pushed outward,

like an exploding supernova.

Instead of healing

and erasing that single line,

she's left with nothing

but a litany of cracks

and a compromised structure.