Gathering Fragments

A poem

A poem

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I was once
fragments
sharp pieces
that cut and sliced

I tried to gather them
cupping my hands
to hold what remained

but they slipped through
leaving only scars

I let her go
that girl
who tried to keep it together

now I walk
bare feet
on soft earth
learning I can be
whole

without the shards
she was then
I am now