lipstick

nothing a bit of lipstick
won't fix

or a visit, a trip
to the dentist

open your mouth and say 'ahh'
let your tongue be the only
part of you that is depressed

your heart will begin to mend

it isn't broken, just bent

learn to trust: the trick is
not to move so fast
from the past

one step at a time, a slow stride,
bit by bit

until, before you know it,
one day, all's right as rain

and only the faintest memory of pain
is present at present- then
life's a big gift again