Don't tell my wife Nancy
I borrowed from you
our marriage is very shaky
I'll repay when the day is due.

Yesterday I was with time
it followed me to the day that's now
tomorrow we'll re-engage
there's no question of why or how.

Artists are often
broken people
using the fragments of themselves
to create something new
and although
being healed
feels so complete
sometimes i want to be broken again
sometimes i want open wounds
so i can use the blood
to paint sunsets
so i can use the torn off pieces of skin as a canvas
so i can carve
masterpieces with the jagged bones left behind
but I can't bring myself to break my own heart in the name of Art