stress cracks

it's a familiar

crack

in the wall.

a stress crack.

the weight

of the house and the shifting

of land

and earth, 

are part of the reason.

time

too may be a cause.

it's been filled over

and over

again throughout

the years.

putty

and plaster,

caulk,

then painted.

but it's back again,

long

and wide

as it's ever been.

nothing lasts forever,

right?

hand me the wide

blade

and the new mix of mud.