The Loose Thread
Its appearance bothered me so
I tugged at it to make it disappear
But my tugging caused more threads to show
In my impatience to make things perfect
I destroyed more than I repaired
A beautiful sweater began to unravel
For the mess I caused, I was quite unprepared
If I had only taken a bit of time
To examine the thread at its base
I would still have my beautiful sweater
Now, I look for another to wear in its place
Life is sometimes like the loose thread
We rush to make a quick correction
But in our haste to make things look right
We never achieve our sought after perfection
There will always be a loose thread hanging
Your first instinct is to rip it away
But before you take that fast, drastic action
Pause and see the price you will pay
How essential is that loose thread?
Is it the strand that holds everything together?
If you tear it away without much thought
Can you live with what you might lose forever?
Published by Donna Cavanagh
I like to make people laugh. My newest humor book "Reality: Fantasy's Evil Twin" is now available on Amazon. My other humor book "Life on the Off Ramp" and my poetry book "Poems for a Positive Day II" were... View profile
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29 Comments
Post a Commentvery insightful. Nice poem
Words of true insight indeed Donna.
So true. Love the metaphor :)
Your poems have great insight.
Very thoughtful.
Such a beautiful meataphor!
So much said with so few words! Wonderful!
This is superb... very thought-provoking indeed! Well done!
A lot of meaning in this lovely poem. Thanks Donna :)
Very cool