Divide & Conquer

Let us divide and conquer -

I'll divide myself in half

One side to wail

One side to laugh

One side to smile

One side to sigh

One side to hold the other

When one needs to cry

I'll divide myself into pieces 

Conquer each one in turn

Put them all in boxes

To study but never learn

I'll label each box carefully -

Flaunt the pretty ones around

The others I'll bury

Out of sight deep in the ground

They unearth themselves sometimes

I drive them down again

Just not quick enough to

Avoid them causing pain

They rear their ugly heads

Somehow I never see

How slowly they creep up

And sink their claws in me

I hack at all the pieces

Divide and divide once more

Shove them all in their own boxes

Feel the absence in my core

I visit them in secret

When no one is around

Unable to fix the puzzle

I bury myself deep in the ground