Mine Again

Don't worry. Really. There's no need. I see the way you look at me, with those emotions barely concealed. I'm here to tell you that you can stop now. You don't have to look at me that way anymore.

See, I'm fixed now. They did something, the doctors. They did something good and now I'm myself again. I can remember things and they are about me. None of them are foreign to me. None are fake. They are all real and vibrant and mine.

Mine.

I like that word. It feels nice to say it. Mine.

Brother of mine, your time looking after me has come to an end. You don't need to protect me anymore. You don't have to worry. It's time for you to live your own life. And it's time for me to begin living mine again.

fin.