Blindsided By a Covert Narcissist

A short poem on how it feels to be in relation to a covert narcissist

This love is like no other

I crave your inconsistent love reflecting back to me

To my big, empathetic heart — that is left on empty

Running on fumes.

Your love is my drug and I am addicted

Just give me one more dose

Show me that side of you I wish to be true

I will stay

I need to leave

But I know I will stay

I am powerless.

The confidence I once had

The independence I once had

The strength I once had

My intuition

Gone

A shell

A skeleton

Alone

Alone with this knowing

Alone with this awareness

But unable to find the strength to change

Blindsided.