stray pieces

xenophobia \zen-uh-FOH-bee-uh\

noun: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

My xenophobia is internal. I hate the parts of me I don't know but stumble across.

If one doesn't have a heart, how can it break in so many ways?

blank

admonish \ad-MAH-nish\

verb
1 a : to indicate duties or obligations to b : to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
2 : to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to

I have no earnest advice.

no exit

milieu \meel-YOO\

noun: the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment

The artificial milieu of the stage I've set desiccated under the harsh conditions of the atmosphere.
How am I still breathing.