Even

You sound different. Even. ~ Maureen Gibbons

On a level plane, balanced.
I've never been called "even" before.
But it's descriptive. I'm on an even keel
at a turning point in my life. And at peace.
I enter a new phase from a position of strength —
thank God, not mine. I know I'm powerless
over people, circumstances, and results
but I have a power supporting me who's powerful,
in charge, and capable of making shards fit together
seamlessly, as though never broken, made new.
I'm satisfied whether this scrap that is me becomes merged again
of if I remain separate, bearing broken edges,
but useful, art in powerful hands
capable of using even me
to create serenity from chaos.