I chipped a plate today, and as insignificant as it might seem, it somehow saddened me.
I have had it for sixteen years, and it has survived in mint condition through daily use,
three home moves, and a breakup. And yet, one moment of inattention was all it took.
So I guess it may no longer be of use to serve my guests, but I will save it to show you
that having a past does not rule out a future—one day, when we meet.
hidden pilcrow 
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This is really touching – soft and hopeful. I quite like it, thank you or sharing.
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Thank you. Hope is all that remains when you’re a lonely middle-aged man far up north who spends all his spare time reading odd books and writing poetry.
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… how wonderful it its, that hope it still there. IT’s what keeps us all going.
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Well, sometimes hope is just not enough.
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