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英语短文阅读:ALittlePieceofMe英语短文阅读:ALittlePieceofMeWhenhetoldmehewasleavingIfeltlikeavasewhichhasjustsmashed.Therewerepiecesofmealloverthetidy,tantiles.Hekepttalking,tellingmewhyhewasleaving,explainingitwasforthebest,Icoulddobetter,itwashisfaultandnotmine.Ihadhearditbeforemanytimesandyetsomehowwasstillnotimmune;perhapsonedidnotbecomeimmunetosuchfelony.HeleftandItriedtogetonwithmylife.Ifilledthekettleandputitontoboil,Itookoutmyoldredmugandfilleditwithcoffeewatchingaseachcoffeegranuleslippedintothebonechina.Thatwaswhatmylifehadbeenlike,endlessomissionsofcoffeegranules,somehownevermanagingtomakethatcupofcoffee.SomehowwhenthekettlepipeditsfinishingwarningIpretendednottohearit.That‘swhatMike‘sleavinghadbeenlike,suddenandwithanawfulfinality.Iwouldratherjustwallowinuncertaintythanhavethingsfinished.Ilaughedatmyself.Imaginegettingallphilosophicalandsentimentalaboutamugofcoffee.Imustbegettingold.Andyetitwasayoungwomanwhostaredbackatmefromthemirror.Ayoungwomanfullofpromiseandhope,ayoungwomanwithbrighteyesandfulllipsjustwaitingtotakeontheworld.IneverlovedMikeanyway.Besidestherearemoreimportantthings.Moreimportantthanlove,Iinsisttomyselffirmly.ThelidgoesbackonthecoffeejustlikeclosureonthewholeMikeexperience.Hedoesn‘thauntmydreamsasIfearedthatnight.InsteadIamflyingfaracrossfieldsandwoods,lookingdownonthosebelowme.SuddenlyIfalltothegroundanditisonlywhenIwakeupthatIrealizeIwasshotbyahunter,broughtdownbytheburdenofnotthebulletbutthesoulofthemanwhoshotit.Irealizelater,withsomedegreeofunderstanding,thatMikewasthehunterholdingmedownandIamthebirdthatlongstofly.Thenextnightmydreamissimilartothepreviousnights,butwithoutthehunter.IflyfreeuntilImeetanotherbirdwhoflieswithmeinperfectharmony.Irealizewithsomereliefthatthereisabirdoutthereforme,thereisanotherperson,notnecessarilyaloverperhapsjustafriend,butthereissomeoneouttherewhoismysoulmate.IthinkaboutbeingabrokenvaseagainandrealizethatIhavegluedmyselfbacktogether,whatMikehasismerelyalittlepartofmytimeinearth,alittleunderstandingofmyphysicalbe