She stood at the corner
behind a building’s wall
listening, looking like a peeping tom
the shatters and scratching and scraping reached her ears
like a telegram
from a far away land
letting her know that something -
something very interesting– was happening.
from behind the wall she could see
me and my ego having a duel
a bout of anger and resentment.
My thick skin... my shell, even,
my ego was acting out
expressing her disrepute
how disgusted she is by me
for trying to control her.
she was about to leave me alone now,
and I would be naked... NAKED!!
“why cant we just get along?” I asked her
she hissed... and was very pissed and
refused to stay.
Spitefully she shattered herself
pieces of her exploded from me,
giving me such a fright
and after all of her shell was gone
she quickly stripped away
her softest layers
leaving me with only remnants
little patches of chafed skin
that I’m sure in time she intends to also take.