Identity Lost

I’ve lost something
Something important 
Nothing like a credit card
Money or a phone 
Something more important 
Not an animal 
Nor car keys
But myself 
Exchanging bits of me to fit the shape
Slowly erased 
And unable to recover
Only left with something truly foreign 
“Myself”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Cholt Avatar
March 7, 2019 at 3:32 PM
I can relate. Point well made.
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