Mess
I'm a mess
I used to be so well-held-together, so cohesive
Now all I am is explosive, adhesive
Clinging loosely to every surface nearby, a sticky disaster
I make no real attempt to rebind my self, lying like a dismantled book upon the floor
My pages used to all be in a neat and tidy order, even those as yet unwritten
Today they make a wild collage on the floorboards, the blank pages are so much harder to find
I mix unevenly like a bad metaphor
Blurred edges to the point of indistinction
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