13 Jan 2022

Broken things


I superglued the handle of the shower brush

The veneers had split but it was still useable

 

I wrapped some tape around the handle

To hold it down in place until the glue dried

 

Throughout this she was looking at me

Like I was crazy

It was not a new look

 

‘…just buy a new one?’

That seemed obvious

 

But I couldn’t bring myself to do it

I think sometimes that I come from a place

 

Where a fear rules every single cell

Of my body

 

And a pure survival kicks in

And the adrenaline kicks in

 

I removed the tape

The handle looked pretty good

 

Not perfect but no need to just

Throw the thing out

 

I had bought myself a few more weeks

Of sanity

 

Maybe not what you consider sane

But as close as I can get in my day to day

 

I try to tell myself that not all broken things

Are beyond repair.