what we never get back

somethings will never be returned or repaired. Broken hearts or souls in heartwrenching disrepair may lay for years without healing attentions. I will never get back the pieces of myself that were scattered in the winter winds and i'm a differant person for it. But, sometimes we do find what was lost or stolen. This morning I got a call from the police.

I had two of my racing bikes stolen from my apartment with the metal locks completely severed, several months ago. A policewomen just called to tell me that they recovered one of the bikes and can return it to me today! It's a ten thousand dollar racing bike that my sponsor couldn't afford to replace for me and it wasn't covered by insurance.

I don't know what condition it's in but it was returned. I lost it around the same time that I lost my best friend, my lover, the batterer of my heart. This was an epic winter of loss. But a week away from my birthday, I'm given an early birthday present with the return of my bike.