Poetry

I think it is okay
to throw away a lot of
the things you’ve said
and begin to mind what you say

because after all
don’t we all deserve
a second-second chance?
feelings destroyed
relationships shattered
maybe it’s more a matter
of
reevaluating
reconsidering
recommitting
restating
remembering
the sidewalks
are getting worn down
and so are you

re envision
yourself as a neglected street
with cracks
that cut like
those deep laugh lines
on your face
maybe it’d be a nice change
to appreciate the
evidence of time past.
rather than mourning for
what we all knew
was never going to last

it’s been said
the art of communication
no
the art of language is dead
so when true beauty emerges
from cracks in asphalt
a broken down street
don’t let that break your spirit

words of disgust
travel fast
and your community will hear it

embrace those imperfections
and when that road
is paved anew
remember it is
and always will be
apart of you.