there was another me
once upon a time
far from where i am
what i have become
the thing i am

would you believe
i once loved freely
gave of myself
smiled openly
shared deeply

it wasn’t
one single catastrophic event
it was a series
of micro fractures
cascading through my mind

i fell apart
in pieces
without
ever seeing the change
as it occurred

can you imagine
waking up
not recognizing
who you have become
at all

or not realizing it happened
until all that remained
was the remains
like sediment
on the ocean floor

you
would have loved him
loved me
maybe
back then