I Have a Fondness …

I have a fondness for breaking apart
A fascination with the fragile
The delicate dance of hearts
Walking unsteadily on the edge …
In love …

I have a fondness for breaking apart
At times it seems
Love’s other name is
Broken hearts …
An echo of longing …
A symphony of cracks …

I have a fondness for breaking apart
In love, I find
A beauty in the fracture,
In the spaces …
Where light seeps through the wounds
Where the raw and the real collide
In a blaze of truth and tenderness …

I have a fondness for breaking apart
It’s a mosaic of
Shattered dreams
Pieced together with hope …
A courage of feeling
The audacity of connection …

I have a fondness
For the breaking …
For the way love demands vulnerability …
For the way it strips us bare …
For the way all its flaws are revealed
I have a fondness
For my unguarded heart
Breaking apart …

For in the breaking,
We find the depth of love
The resilience of the beautiful soul …
The beauty of a heart
That dares to love
Even knowing it might break …
That’s how I have a fondness
For breaking apart …

14 thoughts on “I Have a Fondness …”

  1. A lovely poem and lovely sentiment, Roksana. It makes me think of the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Basically, it means to repair with gold. It’s a tradition there to repair broken pottery with gold lacquer, which ends up making the piece even more beautiful.

    The same thing happens with broken hearts.

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    1. Thank you dear Richard! Your comments are always so thoughtful and it seems to me that there’s more to it to contemplate and I appreciate this a lot.

      I love the analogy to Kintsugi. It’s a beautiful reminder that our experiences, even the painful ones, can make us stronger and more beautiful in the end, as it is said that there is beauty in the broken …

      I do pottery. So sometimes it happens that while drying, as it’s delicate phase, some pots/ vases might crack, even broken somewhere, and then we mend it sometimes with damp sponge to soften and soothe it or using the special clay for that.

      I always loved this Japanese art – Kintsugi
      Just like the repaired pottery, we carry our stories with us, and they add to our unique beauty 😊

      Smile and let’s embrace the glorious mess that we all are in some way or other –

      A very good day to you!
      It’s raining here, with a storm, strong wind, and a bit of a chill in the air!

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      1. Thank you for the kind words! And I’m jealous…I’ve always been interested in pottery but I don’t have the skills. You’ll have to share photos of your work.

        I hope the weather improves for you and that the rains bring up fresh flowers when the sun returns.

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    1. Thank you sweetheart!
      I’m glad you enjoyed it. You’re an amazing poet my dear! I love all of your expressions of emotion and dreams …

      It really feels good having a personal space to nurture our creativity …

      Have a blessed life!

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      1. it truly is. Thankful for this site. This is the only place where i can write down my personal, private thoughts without anyone laughing at me. I know my imagination is my escape and I very much need it – for my health and sanity.

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