Poem by Amanda Finlayson Park // Photograph by Mabel Windred-Wornes
Poem by Amanda Finlayson Park // Photograph by Mabel Windred-Wornes
You broke me
You came into my life like a tornado
Just to watch me fall
You pulled me into the quicksand
Just to watch me sink
You brought me joy
Just to watch me cry
You ignited a fire within me
Just to watch me burn
You verbally sparred with me
Just to watch me choke
You encouraged me to swim for the goal
Just to watch me drown
You made me feel free
Just to watch me retract
You inspired me
Just to watch me crumble
You awoke spontaneity in me
Just to watch me falter
You made me feel alive
Just to watch me die
You broke me.
I will pick up the fragmented pieces
I will glue them back together again
I will make a collage stronger and more beautiful than the one before
I will fix me.
