Kintsukuroi
The art of repairing with gold
are we still beautiful
once broken
spirit’s vessel
shattered
fragility confirmed?
fracture lines
map tectonics
of damage
a jigsaw of breaking
laid bare
but rivulets
of healing
gleam through shards
a geography
of mending
as breath
that uneven melody
haunted by broken notes
splinters, striving
toward song
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Art by Lisa Suhair Majaj
Lovely poem and painting.