Broken Things

I have a friend

whose house is littered

with broken things

the lever on her toaster

always gets jammed

and the remote control

for the television

only works

if you point it

at a certain angle

and sometimes

she has to kick her washing machine

to get it to spin

but she never throws anything away

and when I asked her why

she told me that

“things are like people

they get broken sometimes

but that doesn’t mean

that you should get rid of them.”

Reviews

[Yours Truly]

Enjoyed reading this one, I liked the way you ended it too :)

[Maskedthoughts]

I loved the ending! It was a very clever/wise poem that was almost story like!

[MsJewel]

There is a wonderful message here. Love this one my friend!

:) Julie

[Cory Barrett]

but they do need fixing...

[WordlessFacade]

I loved it! Excellent write! :)

[Coyote Poetry]

“things are like people
they get broken sometimes
but that doesn’t mean
that you should get rid of them.”
I like the logic of the above lines. You led the reader with good description to the very good ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Madalyn Beck]

Aww, ok, I loved this. The concept and ending of this is fantastic. Wow. Stunning my dear! A favorite of mine for sure! xo (:

[Brook]

This is goregous. And very true. I love the message!

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are very wise Laura.Very excellent poem my friend :)