Her plans were cancelled again

While she waited at the bar

And for first time that week

She let herself fall apart

*

First, a button fell

Then, a buckle from her shoe

And when her handbag fell

Her hand went with it too

*

Tears fell, of course

And her knees then hit the ground

Then it was her tongue

And her sobs made no sound

*

Finally, she lost her mind

Loosening constraint

Tonight she would fall apart

Tomorrow, pull it together again.