with glee

this life wants to break you

it wants to crack your back in half

and watch your soul

drift from the gap

as it claps its hands in glee

and then

just when you think it’s over

it will lean in and pick you up

in its strong, soft arms

and stitch you shut

suture by suture

with hands

as steady as obsidian

to you

it says

my love

go ahead and walk free

you’ve given me all i need

and you will

of course

wander off into the haze

head bobbing

just as we all do 

as the children 

weave

in and out 

around you

laughing

and hollering

with glee

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Image: Lumezia