JM Grivois
Janet Marie Grivois lives a pleasantly quiet life in St. John Valley. Works in the private health care sector while pursuing her degree in nursing.
Shattered
Shattered
Pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
Strewn across the gleaming glass tabletop
Shattered shards of my disturbed life
Glimmering ominously in the pale moonlight
Nothing I’ve ever done has counted beyond this
Just moments in time that never amounted up to anything
I wanted one moment of bliss
Instead I have a life incomplete
Frantic fingers scramble to put them together again
Edges frayed beyond mortal repair
Shuffling them about, haphazardly
A disheveled picture emerges
Still I see the shadows of you and me
The same dull smile and vague eyes of myself
Staring back at me with longing
For the life I’ve never lived
Torn and disgraced life in tatters
Dreams destroyed burned beyond recognition
Past nullified leaving an empty abyss
Future uncharted alien stars on the horizon
An empty soul that burns to hold just one moment
That isn’t tarnished or torn
By the spectra of a relationship dark and heavy
Forever haunted by the ghost that walks the halls of my memories
Then a steady hand appears
Just a breathe behind me
Long fingers elegant and sure
Scattering the pieces to the floor
Clearing the table of clutter
One swift easy movement as fluid as flowing glass
Wiping the slate clean
Reminding me of all my dreams
You are who you want to be
“Limits are for those without imagination.”
The savor whispers into my ear
Steady and clear
Filled with the confidence of one wise beyond her years
“Take my hand and dare to be you.”
Fingers easily intertwined as I take her hand into mine
She shows me a future
Of all the dreams I could still have
Filled with eternal promise
Only compromised by my own devices
Brimming with endless possibilities
All waiting out in my own back yard
A colorful array of adventures yet to be had
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