Your presence does not gracefully enter and exit my life as effortlessly as you come and go
You’re an earthquake; you disturb my quiet world and leave damage in your absence
Each time you pass, the city is forced to rebuild itself again
I have to plaster my own broken bones
I am left weaker after every storm

I have tried endlessly to place everything back where it belongs
I have tried to ignore the damage and skip the cracks in the sidewalk
But lately, it is a task nearly impossible to complete
The foundation of each building is beginning to crumble
The crust of the earth is starting to cave into the core

Won’t you show me mercy?
Shake me up for eternity or never wreak havoc here again.