Stay Broken Poem by Maya Hanson

We don't have to heal if we just stay broken
We'll never learn to last but we know how to hope

Frayed and bitter monuments fall at my feet
Steal the moments that melt away on my tongue

I might use the wrong letters but they'll fall so right
I wouldn't be living if I didn't crash into you

We live on the triumph that rides on the wind
Dropping bread crumbs and secrets to find our way back

We leave these hearts gold and shimmering with embers
Lights that leave life on this crumbling path

I won't take your hand, just your heavy load
We don't have to heal if we just stay broken