Planning each word
so carefully, hoping to hold your attention.
Scraping together every last bit
of laid-back-non-chalant-no-big-deal attitude
I can muster,
only to thinly conceal
my racing heart and fumbling speech.
The harder I try the more I end up
wanting to rip myself apart
and rearrange my pieces to fit with you.
I need a file
to saw down
the worn edges of my puzzle piece heart
and match it to yours.

08/23/2011

Posted on 12/14/2011
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