I Am a Seam
I am a seam embroidered on porcelain,
A fracture that bends, but is not broken.
Within me — a silent conversation,
Like ice, like a whisper behind a bow.
Flowers bloom inside me like blue smoke,
Like shadows of former outlines.
Do not touch — they grow unseen
Between transparent oceans.
I am fused from shards of night,
From lunar dust, from burning.
My cracks are like hints,
Like a map of forgotten dimensions.
But if your fingers — the wind,
Touch the edges unseen —
I will scatter like light on glass,
Like an echo in an unresponsive room.
Do not say, "I will fix it" —
You know it hurts what is glued.
Just stand. I am so fragile
That even silence — inadvertently.
I am a scar cut by a razor
On a cup with a faded pattern.
Touch me — and between your fingers
Will remain only chime and pain.
Do not kiss — you will cut your lips,
Do not breathe — it will shatter to pieces.
I have long since ceased to be whole,
I am a shard within my own skin.
And if you suddenly wish to mend —
Look: blood has dried in your palms.
I did not wound — it's just that
You forgot I am sharpness.
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