atlas

yesterday the world fell on me
i've been atlas for some time now
holding the weight of the world 
the sky
on my shoulders 
but yesterday
it fell
pinning me to the ground
trapping me
the weight 
in all its power
and glory
trapped me 
mocked me as i tried 
to move
push it off
ignore it
the more closed off to the pain
the greater the burden 
became 
i tried to shut it out, but
the pain in all its power
and glory 
drew blood from my veins
tore the skin straight off 
my bones
it ate me up
spit out the remains
and buried the evidence
buried me deep
way down where no one
would think to look