Mosaics Too Are Beautiful

from The Valley Is Not Your Home by Janelle Maree

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

You keep talking like you’re broken
in this absolute way;
like you have damage
that love cannot repair,
that God cannot reach.
You talk about heart break
and I know it’s a figurative term,
but no matter which way we put it
your heart is the strongest muscle in your body.
It is not weak enough to permanently shatter.
You are resilient.
You always make a comeback.
I’ve watched it firsthand.
I’m not saying the recovery is easy.
I’m just saying you always find a way to mend the break.
I know you’re tired
of people taking advantage of your heart
and its place on your sleeve;
as if its vulnerability
was a sign of weakness
and not bravery,
but I think it’s right where it belongs.
It is a courageous thing to love so fiercely
that you would keep your heart out in the open
always prepared to try again.
It is a badge of honor.
You have earned it.
Wear it with pride.
Your heart is a survivor.
I know you’re so tired of begging for help
to put it back together as you watch it fall apart
in someone else’s hands.
Maybe they were young and careless,
a baseball through the window.
Maybe they knew better
but thought only of themselves,
a hit and run.
I will help you patch the holes.
I will apply pressure
until you are ready to clot on your own.
Your pieces will reach for each other
until they fill in the gap.
I will reach for you until I fill the gap.
I will not let the defeat spread with every beat.
You and I will put you back together.
We will fill each crack with gold.
You will resemble the stained glass
in a church’s windows.
You will look different but
mosaics too are beautiful.

credits

from The Valley Is Not Your Home, released February 24, 2019

license

about

Janelle Maree California, Maryland

27 year old poet, special education para-educator, Netflix enthusiast, devoted daughter, sister and friend. You can always find me either singing Disney songs, laughing loudly or talking about hope.