Little Me

A little more them, a little less me

That’s how you thought it had to be

You nourish, they flourish,

Leave you with one less piece

You’ve become so small, little me

Raised to take up as little room

To give others space to grow

You turned your cries to whispers

Smothered flames into flickers

Learned to shrink into your sorrow

Now you’re alone with no one in need

Left as bones and dust, human debris

Nothing left for yourself

But hate and envy

You’ve become so small, little me