i can’t breathe
you’re intoxicating me
with the whisper of words
i feed upon myself.
an unsolved mystery
a puzzle in search of its pieces
you may find all but one
forever a piece is missing.
searching your heart and mind
you can’t seem to find
that missing piece.
i wonder how long it will last
digging through your past
to realize what was left behind.
forgotten, flawed, and fragile
regretfully, you see
it was always me.