I need people
who will see my cracked self
and not try to play the hero
nor come swooping in
on the wings of “here, cheer up”
nor the mighty flexing arms of advice,
but will sit next to me
and wait for me
to sort out the pieces
while I glue myself together.
Poem: NERYS (KYRA) ZIMMERMAN grew up in Minnesota and has been living in Saint Paul for four years. They are a University of Minnesota and Hamline alumni and currently a science teacher in Saint Paul. When not teaching, they enjoy aerial arts and adopting ferrets.
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