Scattered, shattered, haphazard
Broken shards
The cracks and crevices showing
Held together by tension alone
Sparks shooting from the shorting circuits
Scattered, shattered, haphazard
A pile of limbs and bones
Pieces of the puzzle that don’t quite fit
Love releases the ragtag assemblage of my body
Which falls, cartoon-like into a mound of brightly colored mirages
Scattered, shattered, haphazard
Random parts and bits reflecting the light
Distracted, almost absentmindedly I pick them up
Rough edges, an outline forms half completed
Does the picture emerge?
Mary Lou Newmark © 2009
Mary Lou's reading of "Scattered" is featured on the album
"Poetry Over Music Volume 4, Freedom Through Music,"
track 15, paired with John Legend's, "Ordinary People."
To download the entire album for free, click here.