by JustMe ~I'm happy to be~
Member since:
August 16, 2008

~Kintsukuroi~

January 27, 2013 10:08 AM UTC
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With swollen eyes
wild hair and vacant limbs
she bends to pick up
the pieces of her life
shattered
on the linoleum floor
Squares of black and white
distorting the shards
creating a tableau
of a world torn apart


If there is grace in this world
she will find a path of kindness
where flecks of gold and silver
will fill the spaces left behind
and her inner beauty will
shine
as it always did before
she was lost in the tornado of him
along the ragged edges of her mind


On the checkerboard  floor
is the essence of her
goodness
the Queen
she will begin to reclaim

 

Comments: 31

Chris Brockman Jan 27, 2013, 11:18am UTC
We share the same message just now, but you do it so much more elegantly.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:54pm UTC
I doubt that, Chris.
JOHN BECK Jan 27, 2013, 11:19am UTC
If the broken is to be repaired, best done with gold and silver. Beautiful.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:54pm UTC
Thanks, John. xx's
Brian Benson Jan 27, 2013, 12:03pm UTC
Another poetic gold from the inner beauty of your mind. A touching exploration on the road back from brokenness...B
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:55pm UTC
Thanks, B. I could see very clearly who she was, as if I knew her in real life.
Len Maxwell Jan 27, 2013, 12:14pm UTC
I think I prefer Brian's comment over what I was going to say so I'll second his.

Featured on Gather’s Luminous Writers & Artists.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:55pm UTC
Thank you Len and thank you for the feature!
David W. Jan 27, 2013, 12:22pm UTC
A trail of tears following gold and silver lines leading to a lighter and brighter heart. Magnificent.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:55pm UTC
Awww...thank you.
A. F. Stewart Jan 27, 2013, 12:56pm UTC
A beautiful poem.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:55pm UTC
Thank you, so much, Anita.
Ann Marcaida Jan 27, 2013, 1:02pm UTC
There's some beautiful imagery here, Michelle. You've transformed scar tissue into the two elements of greatest value, both monetarily and symbolically.

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:56pm UTC
I like that, Ann...transforming scar tissue...

Thank you.
Aaahhh so - very long sigh of appreciation.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:56pm UTC
Thank you, dear friend.
:)
elizabeth evans Jan 27, 2013, 4:05pm UTC
I have a beautiful piece of pottery, a plate that hangs on the shingles outside my front door. It was crafted by a potter who was dying of cancer. Though the plate had been broken and repaired with a silver lacquer, I found it quite beautiful when I saw it lying in the corner of her shed. When I asked if it was for sale, the potter handed it to me. "Not for sale, you recognized it's beauty. It was meant for you."
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:57pm UTC
LOVE.

Thank you for sharing this story, bob.
elizabeth evans Jan 27, 2013, 4:07pm UTC

 Featured in The Art of Gold Repairs at the Triple Name Club.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:57pm UTC
And thank you, bob.
Kathryn Flynn Jan 27, 2013, 7:17pm UTC
This is absolutely perfect, JM, very sophisticated.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 27, 2013, 8:57pm UTC
Wow - Kathryn. Thank you SO much. xx's
lynn a. Jan 27, 2013, 11:34pm UTC
Your poem read so gently to me, yet the impact was monumentally strong.
Bernard C. Jan 28, 2013, 2:42am UTC
Once broken takes a whole lot of TLC to put together again...though finding the correct solution is indeed compared to gold. Nicely put

Thank you for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
Irina Dimitric Jan 28, 2013, 2:48am UTC
Very beautiful imagery of a broken heart on its way to be mended. Great poetry!
Priya P. Jan 28, 2013, 3:02am UTC
My two kids were my gold and silver. As always, your poetry touches every part of me. So very emotionally touching.

Thank you for sharing with the Surreal Club where this is now, quite obviously, featured.
Granny Janny Jan 28, 2013, 6:40pm UTC
And also featured on Poet's Weekly Muse!
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 28, 2013, 6:44pm UTC
Thank you, Jan!
Shelbia C. Jan 28, 2013, 11:35pm UTC
Well done. I wrote something a while back that began along the same vein, but I especially like the direction your poem took. The checkerboard image is great and I love how it ends.
Marianne K. Feb 7, 2013, 6:50pm UTC
It is possible to rise from shards to precious existence, not only mended but restored to greater value and honor.

xxxxxx

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