The Good Part

Can you somehow see

The good part of me

I’ve lost it in the rest

Dropped it as I stumbled

Through the darkness

Crafted by my broken mind

Turning on itself

Digging deep into my spinal cord

To slow my body down

Filling my whole being

With loathsome hateful thoughts

Can you help me find

That good part I misplaced

If it still exists at all

I don’t remember what it looks like

Only vaguely recollect

How it used to feel

Like a scent recognized

From an unremembered source

Or a melody that can be hummed

Without a name recalled

If you could help me

Find a way to find it

Maybe I could be

Something better

Someone stronger

A better choice

For you to make

A better fit

A more equal love

Worthy in both our eyes

To stand by your side