The hands that mold us
I am clay
They could smash me into the table
Kneading out the unwanted
Shape me into whatever they thought
Suited
Adding bits, scraping others away
An amorphous thing, waiting to become art
I was almost complete
But the artist thought better
Gently my walls collapsed
Once again I became a handful of earth
Starting over
I was fired once
A low heat
More set, you can’t make
Major changes
But additions, adjustments
The sculptor waits
Pondering carefully
The steps to come