Falling apart rather than cracking
Isn't all it's cracked up to be
Seems better than hatching something dark
Better than being pushed in, pushed over
Better than falling under

But falling apart rather than cracking
Is like hatching all at once

It's slower
Deliberate
It's not as different as I'd hoped it would be

I'm still the egg
Tipping and breaking
But rather than breaking I'm already broken
Already under the fall

Written in 2005.