Cracks

By Darrell Parry

Dare to show another
the cracks in your glass,
knowing that person might
have a baseball bat
hidden behind his back.

If you do it often enough
you might find someone
who appreciates the intricacies
of your spider web pattern.
Someone who finds it beautiful.

Dare to show another
the cracks in your glass,
knowing that person might
toss stones in the gale
that howls all around you.

It is the only way
to find the one
who will stand 
in just the right place
to shield you 
from the storms.

Darrell Parry is a writer, artist and open mic organizer from Easton, Pennsylvania. He works in higher education, not a professor, but as one of those reviled paddlers of unaffordable textbooks.