‘7 Shattered Pieces’ by Ciara T

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The mirror crashed to the ground,                                                                   

A thousand little pieces that shattered me,                                                  

My life was turned upside down,                                                                         

My life was stolen from me slowly,                                                                  

 piece by piece it began to fall apart,                                                              

my job was ripped from my sorrowful hands,                                              

screams were forced in as they begged to escape,                                   

joy was sucked out of my life as my dog died,                                                

Waves of rage smashed into me as I cried,                                                 

A worker of the devil invaded my space and robbed me,               

Tears of thunder washed over me,                                                                 

I pushed through only to get disappointed,

Again,

And again,

And…again,

My house became a tapestry of flames and roaring fire,

The fire enveloped my heart as a storm inside me churned,

My best friend,

My other half,

My last string of joy and hope,

Was taken by cancer,

I screamed at the doctors as she passed,

I cried tears of hatred and sadness,

She was punished for my own mistake,

Killed because I shattered a reflection,

It enveloped me and eventually all that was left was sorrow,

I had no reason to live,

nothing to live for,

nothing to love,

or be loved by,

the seven years were my last,

Hate,

Sorrow,

Rage,

Fury became me,

Until slowly I became myself,

Those once tiny pieces reformed,

I found joy once again