my entries for the Construct Cup |
we are braided together— like strands of yarn so different in texture and color that it’s impossible to imagine how alike we are— silk and wool intertwined with linen and bamboo, and the unexpected fibers— nylon, rayon, glittered plastic that lend us shine. we balance each other— each one who joins us becomes inevitable. necessary for the whole, reaching back and forward into eternity. I cannot imagine life without each of you. your aromas fill my lungs, your musics beat in my veins, I ache with you. even when our lives move us apart, so far apart, I’m stronger because of you your fierce support sustains me. there is no separation. no way to define me, anymore not without you— all of you. and when the inevitability of death touches one of us, we mourn our loss, but the strands our dead gave have changed us, deepened us, forever. Prompt for: May 4, 2016 ▼ |