I WILL KEEP BROKEN THINGS

                                                                   I will keep
                                                                   Broken
                                                                   things:
                                                                   In my house
                                                                   There
                                                                   Remains
                                                                   An

                                                                   Honored
                                                                   Shelf
                                                                   On which
                                                                   I will
                                                                   Keep
                                                                   Broken
                                                                   Things.

                                                                   Their beauty
                                                                   Is
                                                                   They
                                                                   Need
                                                                   Not
                                                                   Ever
                                                                   Be
                                                                   'fixed.'

                                                                   I will keep
                                                                   Broken
                                                                   Things.

                                                                   I will keep
                                                                   You:

                                                                   Pilgrim
                                                                   Of
                                                                   Sorrow.

                                                                   I will keep
                                                                   Myself. 

                                 - Excerpt from "I Will Keep Broken Things" by Alice Walker

                                               LULA NEAVE WALKER MURRAY

                                                  June 11, 2010 - December 4, 2011