Mess Time (Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?)

Fragile, I cracked, collapsed Into a screaming ocean of tears My womb of sanity aborted, prolapsed, I was borne through corridors marbled with fears As broken and scattered As the dog-strewn eggshells I splintered, fell shattered Lost in a maze of mind-hells How long did I lie there, crumbled, Flotsam & jetsam, pieces and bits Awash on gray sands? Tried to rise, but I stumbled Imploded, exploded – helpless gasps, nothing fits --- You helped clean the trash that covered the floor But to you, your sad sister was on a far distant shore “Wow! You’re a mess!” was the best you could offer Even cold comfort you were unable to proffer – You sat by, on the couch, adrift in your world While your fellow lay sobbing, fetally curled Helpless and hopeless, my threads all unraveled Only three feet between us, the road left untraveled