Painted Eggshells / Painted Shards

A single slip and slow motion beckons

As the shell plummets to the floor

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A work of art, of paint and brush

Shall not remain so anymore.

The crack of impact. The crackle of shards.

The flash of regret, of remorse. Guilt gnaws.

My failures manifested. Shattered

Though she says she'll just pain more.

Yet mistakes linger when the moment's passed

A thing is not beautiful because it lasts.