The Happened To

6.2.13

I.
I was happened to
like a forest fire or a stray cat
caught in a 4 am thunderstorm.
I never saw it coming
and I didn't stand a chance.

II.
I was happened to
when depression pulled out
my title and signed itself over
as the owner of this vessel.
I was happened to as my bones
creaked like shipwrecks and
the cage around my chest
grew tighter, caving in.

III.
I was happened to
each time someone danced into
my life and convinced me I wanted
them, and I was happened to
every time they walked out
and scorned the heart I
held out to them in these hands.

IV.
I was happened to
when I fell in love, I didn't
welcome it, there were no open arms
or joyous shouts, just a quake that
entered my heart every night
and I cursed it, but I loved you.