A Person Made

A Person Made

Abby Roberts

I am a person made up of perpetual potential.
I practice daily standing on the precipice of my great genesis.

Some days I reach and pull down stars by the pocketful,
But I am patchwork; all my pockets have holes.

Most days I fabricate evidence of a smile on my face.
I tack kind eyes with words I’ve heard and struggle to recreate.

I worry there is no pattern to follow; I’m lost like stardust
Dissolved in ocean water until I hear a seamster whisper.

Today is different. I think I’ll leap past
these loose threads of body and mind, straight to the source––

The Hands that gather my frayed strands begin
mending me from within, stitching lessons where I lack.

If this could count as reaching out,
Can I touch the hem?

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Abby Roberts
Writer & Artist

Abby is a writer, artist, and photographer living in Texas with her husband and son. She received a BA in Communication from the University of Texas at Arlington. Abby is a news producer and content editor turned career creative. This is her first published work.  

Photography by Vitor Monthay