Title: Stripped

Piece by piece by piece

I’m stripped, piece by piece by piece

With each layer taken away,

My core gets harder.

I grasp tight,

I try to hold on to something,

So I don’t lose myself.

But piece by piece by piece,

I’m stripped piece by piece by piece.

I want to give of myself.

I want to nurture.

I want to feed.

I want to satisfy.

But I’m almost empty,

And that’s makes me grow darker,

Meaner, crueler, less patient.

Piece by piece by piece

I’m stripped, piece by piece by piece.