Things That Break

A broken vase is mendable with a bit of glue. Silver solder repairs a rip in metal. New parts often keep the car running. A doctor plasters a broken bone. New shingles replace a worn-out roof. Road crews pour asphalt into dangerous pot holes. Planks of wood restore barn doors. No substance on earth can mend a broken heart. Time is the only cure; healing is slower than molasses. Sometimes, grief-gouged wounds leave shadows reaching into eternity.