broken vessel
broken vessel
(autobiography)
older than even yesterday
i wonder
if today i were to write my life’s story
on the back of a brown paper bag
leaving out no important details
would i have room for doodling
and daydreaming?
i am a broken vessel
so many parts and pieces of my life
now discarded
yet those that remain are a shelter
a safe harbor against winds of adversity
casting light, creating warmth
i have returned, i have become whole
older than yesterday
younger than tomorrow,
positioned in today
still broken
yet it seems
someone lit the candle
© tolbert
Copyright © wayne tolbert | Year Posted 2025
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