It is

only

now

in

aloneness

do

I

discover

great

comfort

in

Myself

Memories

lay

scattered

at feet

shards

yellowed

dog-eared

pieces

torn into

timely

scraps

kneeling

gathering

gluing

what once

was

pictured

now

herniated

ruptured

white-scarred

bleeding

remorse

Awakened

by

love

messages

from

far

off

places

reminiscing

of

by-gone

eras

candlelight

wine

bubble baths

they

draw

me

closer

than

thousands

of miles

plucking

my

heart

like

a

harp

Words

disappointment

bitters

on-the-rocks

break-up

cocktail

gulped

while eating

crow

sandwiches

staring

into

my

drink

imagining

calm

desperate

seas

alone

storms

are easier

to

navigate

when

tethered

to

anything

now

bobberless

I

drift

uncertain

A

flower

blooms

at

its

time

as

do

we

all