Jonathan had not touched the clay he loved so much in years. Every time he thought of his clays, he saw his beloved Daphne, and their daughter Chelsea, and his hands went cold, and his world turned black.
Everyone lied. “Give it time. You will get over it.” But the magic was gone.
He sat at his table. His tools to his left, a block of clay before him, and wondered if he could ever touch clay again, or if all his dreams had died with them.
He watched his hands shake, then closed his eyes. “Just remember to breathe. Remember to breathe.”
I floated close to him, and whispered in his ear, “Listen to your heart.” Jonathan sat, motionless, as the hands of the clock on the wall moved. “Listen to the words it speaks to you.”
His hands touched the clay, and slowly began tearing chunks away. Then they reached for his tools and began carefully carving fine lines, curves, surfaces. Placing fine detail in. Bringing the clay to life.
For three days, he left the table only for another can of soda, or to answer the call of nature. When he finished, he studied his work.
A Valentine’s heart, torn in half, jagged edges unable to heal. Two tombstones, one on each side of his heart. A river of tears flowing from the heart to the ground.
I whispered in his hear. “When you listen to your heartsong, then I can help you.”
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I wrote this for Siobhan Muir‘s #ThursThreads, Week 89. Please go read all the entries in this week’s #ThursThreads. They are good reading.
My Soul's Tears 