“The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order”

     -Toni Morrison

We fall apart so often,

Unfold and wilt.

Shatter into a million, uncollectable pieces.

Through a lack of:

Trust, {Reliability}

Love, {Endearment}

Attention, {Awareness}

Understanding, {Compassion}

 

But the beauty of falling apart is putting the shattered pieces back together,

Take the brilliant reds, {a result of failed love}

dull blues {a product of sleepless nights and overthinking}

and

Vibrant greens {the result of a failed attempt of renewal}

And

paint a picture.

A mosaic of once foreign, misunderstood characteristics comes together to resemble a beautiful collision of the:

moon and sun,

Of the dark and bright.

The tortoise and the hare,

Of the wise and rash.

The peacock and the pigeon,

Of the beautiful and the dull.

 

From the folds of your brain, bring forth the greatest artist, entrust with time a paintbrush, a pallet of:

soft pinks (a lack of inner peace).

vibrant yet gentle purples, (a lack of nobility).

whites the color of snow, (an attempt at being once again a pure slate).

browns like the earth, (a lack of dependability).

yellow like the marigolds on your table.

 

Allow the artist to wander free.

Let them paint a picture.

With the aid of my words let the image form.

 

Let your brown mix with your gentle purples.

(let the dependability intermingle with the nobility)

The soft pinks with the dull blues.

(the lack of inner peace with your sleepless and thought-filled nights)

Your vibrant greens with your whites.

(the failed attempt of renewal with the attempt of once again being renewed)

 

Lets your mistakes and your ill traits mix

stand back and admire

Admire how far you have come

Admire your bravery and your courage

 

Lets this piece be for you a reminder:

Transform mistakes into lovely forms of arts, pieces that you can be proud of.

Learn to mix the bright with the dull.

Learn to trust the artist in your brain, the one who guides you with the gentle stroke of their brush.

Let the artist paint for you a world you so desire.