Unbroken

- Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken ceramic pieces with gold to which the piece will be even more beautiful than before it was broken - (Roma, 2013)


Everyone has a story...
My story is just one of many

When I was a child, I saw pieces of myself break off
I thought it'd be okay since they were only a few pieces

But, it progressively got worse and worse
Everything hurt 

Everything completely shattered after my high school graduation
There was nothing - only bits and pieces on the ground to be trampled on

I believed everyone who said I was worthless, ugly, and nothing
Who would want a bunch of broken shards on the ground anyway?

I tried to put myself back together - trying to salvage what was left of myself
Glue, tape, anything to try and keep the pieces together and hide the scars but nothing worked

I thought I would be forever broken - worthless
But, I started to find my way - dragging my broken self foward

I found things I could do - things that could help others - things that made me feel like myself
I tried to put myself back together again

This time was different - I slowly welded my pieces together with bright gold
My scars are visible, but they only add to my worth

Each one of you has a story
Some of you may have also been shattered 

Healing doesn't happen within a moment in time 
You will find yourself 

Each one of your broken pieces - your scars - represents your experiences 
Those scars do not depreciate your worth

They are proof that you are stronger and more beautiful than you were before
Your worth is yourself 

To everyone with a story




I drew this piece awhile back, and I've always kept this piece close to me
I've fought many battles - inside and outside of myself
and I've persevered through each and everyone of them, and I will keep on persevering 

Keep loving one another and keep on having hope & perseverance 
We are stronger than hatred and violence

Done in PaintToolSAI
Art ©2016 周 玉 蓮 DRA9ONS
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