Unravelling (GRM)

"A World Without String is Chaos."

Tina Twito
I'm pressing out
my moments,
seeing all the
matted stitches, all the
patches worn too thin,
and those few
unravelled seconds
that revealed
more than I wanted.

And I'm wondering
if a bit of thread
might cling there
to your shirt,
or if you
barely noticed,
brushed me off,
and walked away.

Published by Tina Twito

I'm 39, with a wonderful husband (in Iowa), and a daughter who lives in NC with her hubby (love them both!). I write mostly children's stories and poetry (rhyming poetry, traditional poetry, haiku, but mostl...  View profile

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  • Philip Theibert10/19/2011

    No strings attached?

  • J L Carey Jr9/24/2011

    Where there are no "strings" there is no sound/harmonics and where there is no sound there is darkness.

  • Grace Anne Carey9/23/2011

    I love this one Tina! (I'm getting caught up on all of your work today lol) I especially like the thought of "unraveling seconds" and the reminder that we all may be much smaller in the world than we realize, sometimes that truth just hits us.

  • Philip Theibert9/23/2011

    You can't be talking about us sensitive males?

  • Trisha Hodges9/21/2011

    Good analogy, and great writing, as always 5*

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky9/21/2011

    I SOOO get this one.

  • Sherri Granato9/20/2011

    There is nothing quite like pure raw feelings.

  • Mindy Mai9/19/2011

    Great poetry expressions. I get the feel of vulnerability, thanks for sharing.

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