China Plate

I used to think that people and their feelings were like china plates Beautiful Unique Fragile and delicate Easily broken When we are born Our plates are flawless No cracks or chips They are new and perfect As we go through life They can get hurt They get chips And cracks And sometimes they break Or a piece breaks off Life does that The ups and downs The good and the bad Relationships can do that Hearts can break Bodies can get hurt or age And our plates reflect it Life is like a china plate Delicate Fragile in some ways Something to be treasured