Vessel

cracked vessel can you 
seal and clean those 
joins away?   can you 
re-begin with a new 
line, one unjoined and 
whole, one well-designed 
for carrying?   can you 
be according to the 
design, carry the water 
for her hands, carry 
the wine?   cracked 
vessel are you calm? 
do you aim to be 
the mould in his 
hands?

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