(Catania) (Sicilia 10)

there aren’t many here who have no problem being cracked open.
they’re smashed against the rocks of life.
waves do that.
and somehow pick up and go.
the glass doesn’t even look cracked,
in fact
I’d imagine it’s pure crystal and
are complete than before.
but what a relief!
others are glass too!
others are the antiques being charged by
street dogs hungry for survival
others survive when hospitalized!

I see clearly how clean water,
sun, a person with love,
the essentials
are what makes fragile creatures
into priceless treasures.
I see clearly how the healing process
takes hold and cures.
I see envy in my own heart only because
I know so much how about how they do it.