We are all broken-
that's how the light gets in...
attributed to Hemingway
or a Leonard Cohen lyric...
Whatever!
we are broken,
we live in pain
we love
we lie
to others and to self.
We are greedy
taking insatiably
giving precious little...
We always believe
the fault lies in them....
We find it difficult
to take an accurate toll
of our own missteps.
We avoid
the harsh reality in the mirror.
We are broken!
too broken to accept
the light
fighting desperately
to penetrate the cracks
and warm
our miserable
sad
despicable
souls.