Broken In Way: A Poem

You surprised me.

I didn’t think you would respond.

Maybe I was wrong,

I am swallowing crow.

We all have more in common than we think, we believe.

Maybe my brokenness isn’t alone in the field.

Maybe it has had neighbors all along.

I am not alone in this this, I never was.

It is painful to realize the truth.

I was, I am, I have been in my own way.

Maybe I had friends after all,

Maybe they would have cared.

Brokenness looks like too much, and honestly, it is.

It is a lot to be cut open,

Life blood pouring out till bone dry.

Brokenness lies in its relatability.

Today I took a chance on you,

I made a move

Not for what I would get in return, but, because you were on my heart. 

Turns out you are broken too. 

- Hannah