Kintsugi

A small girl came in and smashed my lower half, just for fun, then walked out
Each day you are in my mind
I find this separation so hard

I had a vision this morning that I was a white porclain vase
just for fun, then walked out into a distant blur of sunlight
about Kintsugi, a Japanese art where broken pottery is repaired
How my chest aches. I had a vision this morning
I find this separation so hard

I was a white porcelain vase. A small girl came in
a Japanese art-form where broken pottery is repaired with seams of gold
To hold you again
each night and all I can do is speak to you, and imagine your answer
How my chest aches
I lay on the floor forever damaged
a small girl came in and smashed my lower half, just for fun, then walked out
sometimes I think that to hold you again would heal every seam
about Kintsugi
separation so hard

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