Some Assembly Required
This image erupts
In a cascade of puzzle pieces
Sliding from the table,
All tumbling and struggling
To fall into proper place once more.
Paint slashes a claw across a canvas
To paint the painting,
Or hammer strikes chisel
To sculpt the sculpture,
Or a voice rises to sing the song
Or a hand moves to write the words
That becomes this poem.
This folly,
These vain attempts
To put a broken thing
Back together.