bits and bobs

she collected bits and bobs;

turned a discarded dream

into a story,

turned a lost screw

into a quest,

created clothing

from fabric,

healing from broken bottles.

she gave the inanimate

a life

because she had none

to claim as her own.

she wandered the streets

picking up odds and ends

head bobbing to some

inaudible melody,

stifled memories,

maybe hoping

that she'd fade away,

maybe hoping that

she'd give these lost objects purpose,

or maybe

hoping that one day,

she'd find something

to give her purpose.