genuinegirly

I wrote this today. It came out unexpectedly, though welcome. I hope that it has meaning for others.

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MY life's unfinished quilt

SO many little pieces
how do they ever fit
the quilt of life before me
no clues to see it through

IN time i find components
discover patterns
together worked
fragile fabric life's mosaic
colors, vibrant & free
patches unrelated
work to brilliant
visual harmony

WITH half a life behind
and more ahead to see
the world pauses briefly
a dark spot in tapestry

THREADS of mismatched fibers
wound into a partial whole
crafted and delivered
in strips, unmatched, unrefined

INCOMPLETE with
pieces, bare, before me
more yet to behold
confusion, excitement, dismay
overwhelming in scope
this unfinished form

WITH each step a path
forms stronger than before
part finds its mate
compliment and contrast
mellow yet refined

NEVER quite a puzzle
nowhere that defined
masterpiece in the making
one painful cloth strip at a time

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy