Fine Bone
I am but a broken piece of China.
A chipped teacup, an imperfect saucer.
Fractured bone exposed too young too deep to save.
Then, at once, you lift me to your lips and I again have purpose.
Roses bloom and blush on the veined porcelain of my flesh, the flawed surface made new by my lovers steadfast grasp.
I am but a piece of China.
A chipped heart, an imperfect soul.
About this poem
Thoughts on fragility and healing what cannot be repaired.
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Written on September 14, 2023
Submitted by Shelleyjoan on September 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 373 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 7 |
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