Katrina knocked a lot of homes off their foundations, ... Now they're just falling apart.

Things that came apart could be put together again, but never exactly the same.

Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.

I was like a clock that had exploded- my springs were hanging out, my hands were cockeyed, and my numbers were falling off.

I felt like I was falling apart.

Everything is still falling apart.