Brokenness

There is a brokenness
out of which comes the unbroken,
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow beyond all grief
which leads to joy
and a fragility
out of whose depth emerges strength.
There is a hollow space
too vast for words
through which we pass with each loss,
out of whose darkness we are sanctioned into being.
There is a cry
deeper than sound
whose serrated edges cut the heart
as we break open
to the place inside,
which is unbreakable and whole,
While we are learning to sing.

Rashani