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Paula Nicole Audije

Not Quite Yet

Updated: Jul 22, 2021


Illustrated by: Vincent Flores



People say that

broken things can never go back

to the way they were.


But, I think there is something worse than that which we can never mend - the cracks.


How can you ever fix a crack?

Maybe we can put on something

as a bandage

so we won’t be able to see it from the outside.


I think that will do, but will it fix it?

No.


We just shove it under a façade.

We never really had a chance to face it head-on.


Until you find yourself trapped,

thinking it’s still useful, but

regretting how beautiful it was before you messed it up.


It’s crazy how a simple ‘crack’ can make you lose your mind.


I think I’d prefer broken things,

because no matter how much I loved them,

I have no choice but to give them up;

and throw them away.


But with the cracks?

You’ll have to live with it.


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