He is a tinkerer. Through his eyes he sees only cogs and turning gears, His fingers, they feel only bolts and nuts and screws, He's doesn't understand her, he doesn't get her tears, To him her sentiments, they are nothing if not new, So he tries to fix her. He pieces the broken shells of her heart together, Together the shells weigh a pound, but individually they float like a feather, He glues and welds her heart together with his mixtures of metals, But he doesn't understand that these shells are like rose bud petals, Delicately they flow, and the slightest touch makes them break, But in time, they bloom prettier than a sunset on a shimmering lake, No, he doesn't understand. So he welds and forges the pieces together, He is a tinkerer.