bits and pieces of



i will show you how i am put together
pieces of scarps and bits
that haven't been fed to the dogs.
incomplete,
just a bit short of who i wish to be.

a superhero
or a rock star
wish i had something
amazing
worthwhile to show you,
which i do not have.

i
the stringy bits of
desperate efforts
stand here
wishing that i blended to the walls
so that it is not visible
how broken i am

but there you are
looking right at me
in the eyes
not speaking or judging
but
acknowledging.

thank
you.

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