evaluating descriptions
of myself and what it means
to have high arches
and elbows that crack.
or angry base ****** expressions.
I don’t look friendy.
or personable
or happy.
what I’ve found is I don’t fit
into a perfectly shaped puzzle piece
hole (that was made for me
to help identify who I am)
I am unidentifiable by choice.
or maybe it's not willingly
but rather an unfortunate truth
I have mistaken as my own decision.
all I really wanted was
someone who fit into
the puzzle with me.
like two nesting birds
that stuff their feathery bodies
into too-tight spaces.
(we don’t fit)
instead I am just one
lonely bird in a too big nest.
my feathers are ruffled
from frantic, panicked waves
of agoraphobic episodes.
this immense space
looks ridiculous
for one body
I can't be the only one who feels so
alone.
Jul 24, 2013
Jul 24, 2013 at 2:27 AM UTC
evaluating descriptions
of myself and what it means
to have high arches
and elbows that crack.
or angry base ****** expressions.
I don’t look friendy.
or personable
or happy.
what I’ve found is I don’t fit
into a perfectly shaped puzzle piece
hole (that was made for me
to help identify who I am)
I am unidentifiable by choice.
or maybe it's not willingly
but rather an unfortunate truth
I have mistaken as my own decision.
all I really wanted was
someone who fit into
the puzzle with me.
like two nesting birds
that stuff their feathery bodies
into too-tight spaces.
(we don’t fit)
instead I am just one
lonely bird in a too big nest.
my feathers are ruffled
from frantic, panicked waves
of agoraphobic episodes.
this immense space
looks ridiculous
for one body
I can't be the only one who feels so
alone.
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