In Order

in the order its all supposed to happen

we take stock of the life that’s been dealt

the past, the present and the future

the hearts we’ve broken

and the ones we’ve felt

in order to make our way

pave our path

and stake our claim

we make sense of the puzzle pieces that once fit

rework the outcome

regroup and reclaim

in the same

order, yet different

this time with more focus,

direction, intent

we rework and reorder our lives

aligning ourselves to the natural order of life

rather than defining it by

one

single

event

in order for such transformation

to take time

to take place

no single life alone

can find the finish line to this race

in fact many lives are necessary to join in

to set the pace

to remind us all

there is no finish line,

only the order

that our journey

must take

and its true that journey is ours

and ours alone

many lives can only support

and help guide the way

but trust when I say

the support of unconditional love

light the streets along the journey

in order to feel like its worth it

to keep fighting every second

of every day

and sometimes, in order to make sense of it all

simple minds create labels,

fables

and trends

when in the end

any order is disorder that’s all

without the love and support of your friends

and perhaps it’s a simple mind

that let these simple words

fall all over these pages
unravel and unfurl

but I can assure you

there is nothing simple in the order

of the ways these friends

saved the life

of this

one

simple

girl