Fragments by Ariel Childers

Fragments

by Ariel Childers

I remember a time when the glass was clear

and in one piece

For a moment the great light shone

and in that moment I was complete

refracting rainbows into a dark universe

I was needed

Then the mirror cracked

hundreds of bitter shards splintered

slicing numb skin too preoccupied

with the horror of the loss to care

I am broken

Only a fragment now

of what I used to be

ever wondering how the great fingers

lost their grip

how I managed to slip through

Unnoticed

Acid rain has dug into my soul

with it's sharp fingernails

warping my surface

dirt and sorrow have distorted my vision

but cruelly leaving me memories

of a time when the glass was clear

And this memory is why I'm here

alone

picking up the pieces