rough around the edges

you could say

i’m rough around the edges;

i’ve broken bones

and had tubes put into my body.

i’ve bled and i’ve wept;

i’ve spilled my contents,

and cleaned it back up.

my canvas has tattered seams

and strings detached

showing where i have been

separated from myself.

i must remember that these pieces

aren’t gone;

they have just found a new way

to be complete.

-rough around the edges