Desert Dweller

Regret has its own logic.
Smashing pumpkins
is surely satisfying, but unnecessary.
To make an omelette,
a few eggs are going to break. 

To make a mosaic,
a few plates are going to break.
Don’t regret the breakage,
embrace imperfection and impermanence.

Never hide the cracks,
let the fragments merge,
meshed interlocking,
like bits of a Tetris puzzle.

© 2026 Bruno Talerico
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Inspired by the Japanese art called kintsugi.