Tonya Hamill
Like Broken Shells
Like broken shells
We lie, just below the surface of the water
Crushing and incomplete
Yet trying to appear whole
We roll and ride the currents
And sometimes wake up in the exact same place
And other times, travel worlds
Both deeper and higher to places we’ve never been
The water fills the gap
Between what appears to be real,
And what is
Sifting our sadness
Challenging our rough edges
And ultimately cleansing us through a process
Of tides
And all along it surrounds us
. . . this liquid glass
unceasingly filling our incompletes.
Tonya Hamill graduated with a BA in English Education from Brigham Young University. She grew up near Seattle, WA, and currently lives in Orem, UT, with her husband and three children. Tonya loves teaching, service, business, art, and above all, her family and her God.
Like Broken Shells
Like broken shells
We lie, just below the surface of the water
Crushing and incomplete
Yet trying to appear whole
We roll and ride the currents
And sometimes wake up in the exact same place
And other times, travel worlds
Both deeper and higher to places we’ve never been
The water fills the gap
Between what appears to be real,
And what is
Sifting our sadness
Challenging our rough edges
And ultimately cleansing us through a process
Of tides
And all along it surrounds us
. . . this liquid glass
unceasingly filling our incompletes.
Tonya Hamill graduated with a BA in English Education from Brigham Young University. She grew up near Seattle, WA, and currently lives in Orem, UT, with her husband and three children. Tonya loves teaching, service, business, art, and above all, her family and her God.