when I say "me" who do I mean?
because I can pare down, pare down,
till there's nothing

when I cut off my toenails...
did I lose part of myself?
when I lose my heart to you

is it still a part of me?
who is this "me" person anyway
does she even exist?

 can i play with it?  just for me?
sure.  please do, darling.

when I give you a poem
and let you play with it
and you add a few words

move around some lines
take out a phrase here
Is it the same poem still?

shedding words like a tree in fall
sheds leaves on the ground
are the leaves still part of the tree?

what is a tree, anyway?  If I cut off a branch
which is the tree, the part still rooted in the ground,
or the part in my hand?

 when i say "me", who do i mean?  because i can spare one.. pair be done... until there is nothing

 when severed from me, do i lose part of myself?  when i lose my heart to you -

 is it still bound within me?  who is me, anyway?  existing, together, apart.  do i even exist?

When I say "me" who do I mean?   I can spare one of us... pair be done... but there is nothing
when you're severed from me.  Did I lose part of myself?   I lost my heart to you -
is it still bound within me?  Who is me, anyway?  Existing, together, apart.  Do I even exist?

or is there no me... only we...