I Want to Shine

I want to glow

I want to shine

I want to share

the ray of hope I find

That leaks

through the cracks

in my jar of clay

painted to mask

and disguise

all of my

imperfections

and tattered lines

But little do I know

nor do I realize

the brokenness and shards

I vainly try to hide

are exactly what I need

are the very things you choose

to get me out of the way

for your light to shine through