I Try

When I break, I try.
When I try, I move on.
Not whole,
Not the same—
But forward,
Still.

The cracks do not vanish.
They shape the light
That enters me.

I do not forget the falling,
But I do not live there.

Some days,
I carry silence like a stone.
Other days,
Like a song.

When I Break

When I break, I try.
When I try, I move on.
Not whole,
Not the same—
But forward,
Still.

The cracks do not vanish.
They shape the light
That enters me.

I do not forget the falling,
But I do not live there.

Some days,
I carry silence like a stone.
Other days,
Like a song.

I’ve learned
That healing isn’t winning.
It’s walking,
Even when the wind
Still pulls
From behind.

When I break, I try.
When I try,
I become—
Something softer,
Something true.

When I break, I try.
When I try,
I become—
Something softer,
Something true.