Worn Out Threads | Jessie Feyifunmi Sethdavid

Heartbreak is a yearning for the garment,  

A fabric woven from promises once stitched,  

A cloak shielding the brokenness within, 

Now unravelling in the hands of time.  

The warmth of what could have been,  

But never entirely was.  

The heart beats in a fractured rhythm,  

Each pulse a plea for wholeness,  

For a mending that remains just out of reach.  

A quiet ache lingers in the space between hope and surrender.

In it—the longing for the embrace of love,  

Something for the cold of absence,

But the garment never arrives.  

We search for it in the familiar,  

In the faces that echo the past,  

places where love’s imprint lingers still.  

We pull tightly at the threads of our memories,  

Yet, the fabric remains threadbare,  

The wounds never truly healed.  

Still, the longing persists—  

An unspoken hunger,  

For a comfort that refuses to mend,  

A garment that was never ours.  

And so we stand,  

In the quiet ruins of a love we can never reclaim,  

We reach for it, in fight, 

we hope.  

But perhaps the truth is:  

Heartbreak is less about being made whole,  

And more about learning to move with what remains.

To wear the empty spaces like a second skin,  

To find warmth in what endures.

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Jessie Feyifunmi Sethdavid is a writer, poet, and aspiring filmmaker whose work blends abstract storytelling with vivid imagery, inviting readers into worlds of deep imagination. Rooted in curiosity and driven by a passion for understanding how things function—both in life and in thought—he explores a range of themes, often weaving faith into his narratives while also delving into broader human experiences.

Privileged to have contributed to a couple of exhibitions, Jessie Feyifunmi’s ultimate goal is to craft pieces that allow audiences to sit, imagine, and experience new perspectives through words. Find him on Instagram @_feyifunmi.

Cover photo by pavelalexeev