Wedding Gifts

flying home
I broke
a wedding gift
corners chipped
and worn
you superglue
the pieces
in secret
the cracks still show
the damage now dear

to you
damage is
a ruin never meant to be explored
let me pace your fractured
places and linger there
as I admire
the message etched
into the walls
you, my love, are
still standing

flying home to you
I broke damage is
a wedding gift a ruin never meant to be explored
corners chipped let me pace your fractured
and worn places and linger there
you superglue as I admire
the pieces the message etched
in secret into the walls
the cracks still show you, my love, are
the damage now dear still standing

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Healing with The Golden Girls

Dorothy Blanche Sophia Rose

I buy all seven seasons on DVD
and play them on repeat, trying
to drown out depression’s
monologue within my brain.

Dorothy Blanche Sophia Rose

I know these episodes so well,
know how the joke will unfold
like petals, how the laughs will roll in
like warm waves lapping walls of ice.

Dorothy Blanche Sophia Rose

I can’t laugh yet,
but I am relearning joy,
taking comfort, for now,
in knowing what comes next.

Dorothy Blanche Sophia Rose

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