Be Well and Goodbye

entwined in ropes of what
could’ve been
should’ve been
might’ve been
i am forced to watch what is
i am caught in an undertow
pulling me in
dragging me down
drowning me
in the pieces that
i may have been able to
pick up
rebuild
put back together
what i breathe in
i embrace
i succumb to
i appreciate
what you try to do to me
suffocate
reverberate
abbreviate
my heart and soul and being
i am caught in a downpour
a flooding
a submerging
a cleansing
of my heart
so black
so hard
so caged
until all i have left is
take care
be well
and goodbye