A Broken Pot’s Lament

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By onemorething

Sat, 07 Mar 2020
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14 comments
 

I have not recovered every cracked shard:

some sheered their splinters of pain

that disappeared only to be invisible 

to the naked eye until a sudden shaft

of memory recalled them again,

and released a bead of blood 

upon their pricked wounds.

To remind me I am not whole and

I do not display my scars

in any golden repair;

no gilded, careful lacquer

of a flawed love.

I do not wear my damage with pride

or exhibit any art in my imperfect seams.

 

Image of kintsugi from wikimedia commons. 
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kintugi.jpg

 

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Comments

Submitted by Kilb50 on

A very well composed poem, onemorething. I really like the way the poem gradually shifts its focus from external to internal damage and ends with an overt comparison. Very enjoyable!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks! I'm glad the way I'd written it worked and that you enjoyed it. I think kintsugi is very lovely with their beautified mends. Thanks for reading it. And thanks to an editor for the added cherries that appeared. :)

 

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

There's something very lovely about this poem about a pot. 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks Drew.

 

Submitted by monodemo on

yet another poem across the goal line!

amazing, and the cherry was well deserved!

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks monodemo. :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I love the natural feeling of this poem onemorething. There's nothing fancy about it, more a description of this is who I am and I'm beautiful, even with my flaws.

Yes! I found this poem very inspiring.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh good! I'm glad! Thanks! :) 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!

Please share/retweet if you enjoyed it as much as I did

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks, that's very lovely. :)

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

I like this a lot, it's unique and reminds me a bit of Hans Christian Anderson and the way he sometimes wrote from the perspective of an object. I also like the way you have avoided the cliche of exhibiting pride around damage.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks Jane, happy that you like it. I enjoyed writing as a pot, I might consider other inanimate objects in future! Thank you for reading it. :)

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!

Submitted by onemorething on

That's a very lovely surprise, thank you. :)