“Tinkering”

Tuesday, November 11, 2025--Poetry Day 11

“Tinkering”

Tinkering is what we do
in our lives to fix the things
that seem to be broken.

Often, though, we tinker
with things that really
don’t need tinkering.

Other times, we fail
to tinker with things
that should be fixed,
thinking that we won’t
be able to fix it,
somehow knowing
that if we do tinker
with whatever,
we might change
something for the worst.

Why not for the better?

It’s a concept worth
tinkering about.

Tinkering with bad habits
and creating new ways
is a good thing, right?

What about tinkering
with friendship to develop
a more committed friendship?

Still, tinkering
with our terrifying
and often loathsome situations
to elevate ourselves
to become something better
or create an environment
of comfortability is probably
a good thing to do. True?

Tinkering helps us
use our minds, our hands,
our figuring-out-things skills.

So, I say, tinker away
to create a better you,
and along the way
you become a better tinkerer!