Poem-A-Thon: Day 2 of 30

day 2/keeping things whole

I KEEP MYSELF WHOLE

I keep myself whole
by changing shape;
key-like to unlock doors,
knife-edged to remove infection,
chain-link to keep things out,
concave to carry
the love of those who’ve stayed,
convex to magnify
the moments that mean something,
and when I am very tired,
like waves at ebbtide
receding from the shore.

I make no apologies.
My power is in my form.
I am always changing shape,
to keep myself whole.

Day 2 of TIFERET JOURNAL's 2018 April Poem-A-Thon (a poem a day for the entire month of April).