#seamsandbuttons
*She thought she was broken
So she began to search
She looked through lonely drawers for thumbtacks
Through soft cardboard boxes
For superglue
On worn wooden desks
For staplers and tape
She looked for
Fastening devices
Fixing tools
To piece herself together
She felt her heart was fraying
And that her buttons were pulling at their thread
She wanted to fasten
One sleepless night
To a restful one
One bad dream
To a good one
One rush of tears
To clear eyes
One cluster of confusing thoughts
To a simple idea
But fastening is for dolls
Dolls need fixing, adjusting
People
Don't
We come undone
Only to find ourselves
More strongly
Stitched back together*
~JLH
Apr 20, 2015
Apr 20, 2015 at 1:19 AM UTC