Teach me
how to rebuild things
without the cracks
a broken window for example
is there some secret
to fitting all the little shards into place
and leaving the fractures
spilled upon the ground
does the new whole
have to carry the memory of mistakes
there must be better ways
than sewing or gluing or tying
I would rather not have to stitch up
the tears in my heart
I’m not very good with needles
and if the thread gets loose
well, who knows what could get in