Winter Loon

by Susan Donovan Bernhard

Wherever a soul is—in the heart, tendons, the vital organs beneath bones, behind eyes, between the ears—it broke apart in me, splintered, became a thing that longed but did not have.

Being hateful won’t get you anywhere. Wisdom is not gained through vengeance.”

“Sometimes it’s easier to build something new than it is to fix something broken.”