Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Piecemeal

Patchwork is for making quilts

Or for plugging holes in inner tubes.

Pieces are for picking up when

Shattered lives break all apart.

One carries on,

Finds the glue,

Works the mending, healing plight of

Grieving sailors lost at sea, of

Helpless, hopeless, hurting hearts.

Wise men make a vain attempt to

Put the puzzle back together,

Tiny flakes so miniscule that

They escape the naked eye.

Running out of patience as the

Shadows stretch to lengths unknown,

Making nervous witness of

Unintended passers-by.

All the pieces.

So little time.

Much too soon to

Say goodbye.

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