Bless the Broken Things

by Rose Mary Boehm


1)
The cuckoo clock fell.
I became a clock builder.
The cuckoo's voice had broken.
I learned how to heal a four-year-old heart.

2)
Christmas again.
Dolls disappeared.
They came back made whole.
I had loved them broken.

3)
Pregnant again,
forgot about unslept nights,
sore breasts and haemorrhoids.
Baby changed her mind.
The doctor says she was broken.

4)
Alone again.
He brought her home,
I made her bed to stay the night.
When I found out the truth,
something inside me broke.

5)
In Japan they mend broken things
with gold. The former fault lines become works of art
reminding me of the exquisite lines in the faces
of those who have healed.


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Rose Mary Boehm is a German-born British national living and writing in Lima, Peru, and author of two novels as well as seven poetry collections. Her poetry has been published widely in mostly US poetry reviews (online and print). She was twice nominated for a Pushcart. Do Oceans Have Underwater Borders (Kelsay Books, July 2022), Whistling in the Dark (Taj Mahal Publishing House July 2022), and Saudade (Kelsay Books, November 2022) are all available on Amazon.
https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/