she is of passing notes

twisted games of telephone

misheard

& missaid

result of dropped clay

“oops”

& men in disarray

take solace

“pretty”

nice on the out

clean of the skin

so seek to taint

— wait,

win.

she is misshapen

shattered and glued

give her a year

kintsugi

anew

she is the heard

told

words

to break through and return

unkiln

unmelt.