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Kintsugi

Every man undertakes a pilgrimage in life      
And to find your heart has been my own      
Not perfected        
Too holy for my presence      
Nor of clay      
To be fashioned by my whims      
But life scarred      
Sometimes broken      
Whose pieces        
My pieces might fit within      
       
See you        
Your faults and failings      
Simply praying        
You'll look past all my own     
Let us practice Kintsugi together  
Mend broken vessels  
Learn to fly        
With broken wings      
Mingle broken poetry with laughter      
Share tears of sorrow and of joy      
Dance with me      
Who am no dancer      
Sing with me      
Who has no voice      
And I'll fight for you      
Who needs stronger      
Stand by you      
Who gave me hope      
       
Where we came from doesn't matter      
Who we are      
A fading dream        
Help me lose a heart too long jaded      
Let us live for simple grace        
       
I am a pilgrim worn and tired      
You the dream my vision showed
Written by AverageJoe (Average Joe. AJ. Joe)
Published | Edited 12th Jun 2023
Author's Note
Kintsugi ("golden joinery"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum.
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