Jigsaw Poem by Lauren C

Sitting in my stillness
Surrounded by parts of myself
A picture broken into
A thousand piece jigsaw puzzle
Scrambled shades of rainbow

Purple like royalty
That heavy crown is here somewhere
Buried under my insecurities
Sometimes I forget it's there
Somedays I forget to put it on
But it's weight never leaves

Yellow, red, and orange like the sun
It's hard to be so bright all the time
I blind a lot of people
So I try to cover it up
Clouds, a barrier between me and them
Waiting for someone not afraid to look directly into me
But nothing can block the sun
I just shine through

That blue pain runs through the artwork of my life
A river through the mountain ranges of my heart
Weathering me down
Smoothing my rough edges
Each heartbreak another lesson I don't have to learn again

Rich like untouched green pastures
Easy to find yourself in
Hard to get out of
Welcoming
Come sit for a while in my stillness
Drink up my peace
And find me