And yes, I did mean to say "we." Because if you're here, reading this, then you had better believe that you are right by my side experiencing this with me. Ready for the ride? I hope so.
Knots
Twisting and turning in
on themselves.
Tangled and tied in
strange ways.
Knots have a way
of frustrating,
a way of complicating themselves
until we throw in
the towel.
Give up.
Grab a pair of scissors,
cut the knot
in half.
Problem solved.
But is it really solved
if you cheat
your way out of it?
Ignore the truth?
The knot is meant
to be
unravelled.
Patiently.
Carefully.
Almost lovingly,
if you care to look
at it in that way.
Our questions don't
answer themselves.
We leave so many
questions
unanswered.
Floating around inside
our heads,
knocking our brains.
Answer me.
We so often leave things lost
as they wave and shout
in the distance.
Find me.
The knot remains tangled.
Lost forever until
you see the courage
inside.
Because you have
the power.
The power
to unravel the knot.
Nimble fingers
fumble,
posing friction against
the knot until
it gives.
Your fingers.
My fingers.
Our fingers.
Unravelling the knots
of our endless
questions.
Confusions.
Frustrations.
Until the knot loosens,
comes apart,
ceases to exist.
The string
in our hands is
strait now.
No disruptions.
Question answered.
Problem truly solved.
So take your tangles and
work until the knots
cease to be
knots at
all.
Nice :]
ReplyDeleteI was very surprised by this, meaning very pleasantly surprised, and actually I was close to being astonished. Admittedly I am far from being expert on this sort of thing, but I find it to be beautifully written. I might edit it a bit differently if it was mine, but even that seems intriguing as I read it again, in terms of your choices, e.g. in the sequencing, break points, and word choice. As I read it again, it feels like dancing. You have style, already. And the introducing paragraph is priceless. One thought: I love the end, and the advice to "take your tangles and work ..." is wonderful. I also love that you have substituted "tangles" for "knots." That tells me you have poetry in your soul. But a possible suggestion, as I always tend to take things I like and run a little further with them if I can, is that many tangles when unraveled and straight may only appear to be "solved." In life it often seems that solving problems brings peace for a time, but in every solution there are seeds of new problems. If one is a problem solver like me, you can learn to look forward to the never ending challenge this seems to present. For me, it's not upsetting or negative, rather it's a sort of fundamental insight, which I appreciate rather than dread or protest. Most of the time people live their lives in a tiny time frame, just getting by. But life is also an arc through time, sometimes a majestic arc, and if we can step back and view it that way now and then, we can see new things. Even people can be seen that way. I'm very happy to say of your "first attempt" ... I love this.
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