I am the piece of clothing

that falls when you're 

carrying laundry that

you don't want to pick up

 

I am the lighter that

ran out of fluid

 

I am the leg on 

the chair that is broken

 

I am that first sip

of hot coco

that burns your tongue

 

I am the E

on your gas tank

 

I am the shoelace

that comes undone

 

I am the C

on your report card

 

I am the skips

in your cds

 

I am the medium sized shirt

that doesn't fit you

anymore

 

I am the cold water

that surprises you

in the shower

 

I am the breadcrumbs

in your butter

 

I am the expectant eyes

of your peers

 

I am the sentence

"We need to talk."

from the person you love most.

 

I am the thing falling apart

in your life

 

I am all those small things that make

your world fall apart.