A little tattered
Broken
A little shaken
Shattered
A little scattered
Rattled
But a little fixed
Mended
A little patched
Stitched
With gum and glue
Old and new
Needles and pins
Tonic and gin
Up and down
Round and round
I soared
I dived
I survived
With hope
Though a little weary
With a smile
though part numb —
I wait
wondering what’s to come