Broken; unbroken

Like seven billion shattered shards,
Jagged and permanently scarred;
We are all broken,
We've all tasted salt on our lips,
Cold tears slowing slipping down,
Yet somehow we learned from pain;
Let crimson wash away.

We are fractions of an impossible puzzle,
Losing sight of the final goal,
Pieces lost and pieces found,
Ashen edges worn and tired,
Faded picture barely seen,
Yet somehow fitting still;
Let the fragments join together again.

Like actors; our lives,
Chapters of an everlasting story,
Beginning forgotten;
Chapters ending without answers,
The pages ripped and aging,
Yet somehow always growing;
Let every word be engraved with care.

We are all broken,
We've all walked alone in darkness;
Stood together in light,
Everyone knows pain,
Loss at a silent, decaying grave,
Yet all of us are slowly healing;
Let every soul rise unbroken...