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Monday, April 16, 2012

34/365, 15/30 When Suspended From an I-beam

There are limits to the materials
even the best adhesives can mend.
The handles of coffee mugs
can be replaced almost perfectly,
evidenced only by the thinnest hairline crack.
A shattered vase requires a delicate touch
and even precision work reveals
a spiderweb of brokenness.
There are adhesive closures for skin
to make sutures irrelevant
and glues that adhere dental prosthetics.
It is only a matter of time
before the chemical is discovered
to patch together the human heart.
It will require more precision
than our big thumbs can manage.
The cracks will surely show.
It may result in loss of function
or flexibility.
Things will never quite be good as new.
Functional is better than nothing.
Mended is better than broken.
Scars are sometimes more resilient,
and forced smiles, in their own way,
sometimes more sincere.

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