A really powerful piece Michelle - one of those that has your insides churning as you read! You will see I had difficulty isolating what to highlight! Starting at the end - those last four lines are brilliant and I literally feel the power in them. Then your 'broken' imagery - the jigsaw puzzle, oh I felt this, it really resonates. Then the brilliance of 'The bind that does not tie...'and the melancholy of 'you have shadowed my inner space' and finally, the repeated attempts to 'slam that door'. Your words are both heartbreaking and uplifting!