The Web Poetry Corner - J. M. Hallett - Broken Glass
Broken Glass
by
J. M. Hallett
A slippery glass fell from my counter, down
Shattering o’er the kitchen floor
I picked, I swept, I vacuumed, I mopped
‘Til that floor shined, door to door
Last night, an entire year later, though
While barefoot in the kitchen, dark
From hiding, a transparent sliver did shoot
Straight and true to its fleshy mark