Written for: Poets United – Kintsugi: Art of Mending (golden repair)
“And they can’t understand, what hurts more — Missing the other person or pretending not to.” — Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings
Kintsugi (golden joinery), also known as Kintsukuroi (golden repair) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum to highlight imperfections.(Wikipedia)
This disintegrating world, Nature, life, belief-system, trust, promises, relationship etc. etc. could be mended too. And the scars will become precious.
He
said it will
never be
an issue again.
But then, this is not the first time
he has given her his promise of fidelity.
Her heart has hardened, her eyes are blind, her ears, deaf to futile pleas.
She no longer cares.
He is happy, thinking their relationship has mended seamlessly. Only she sees invisible stitches. Tunnel vision mends fences.
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Some people are very near-sighted, thy take silence for healing. You capture it well.
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Thanks, Susan!
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There is a kind of acceptance and resignation here. He will not be able to hurt her again. Lost his weapons.She has grown an impenetrable skin where he is concerned.There is a freedom in this for her.I heard this as a piece of advice many many years ago. I never expected to see it in a poem.Insightful and interesting poem.
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Thanks so much, Rall. You have voiced the heart of this poem.
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I’ve heard that we become stronger in the places we have been broken. The woman in your poem seems to embody this trait. Heartbreaking sentiment eloquently written.
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Thanks so much, Barry.
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She is the more intelligent kind. Love the close.
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Thanks, Sumana!
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She has learned her lesson and learned it well! This is for the best indeed.
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Thanks, Mary.
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Oooo, I like this. Ironic, a tad bitter, the seeds of what may come…
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Thanks, Sarah!
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