Beginning Again
sometimes a thread is pulled so hard
everything unravels
leaving a gaping wound
a dark vacuum of empty space
sucking in shards of the past
ripped apart til they bleed
I'm unwinding, spilling out loose
stuffing back the odd pieces
a disappearing trail
I trace the blackness on its edge
a burning cold stings my skin
you really are gone now
I stab the needle through a loop
sliding smooth into the weave
pull tight, stab through, pull tight
Slowly the knit comes together
bringing integrity back
wholeness albeit scars
sometimes a thread is pulled so hard
everything looks warped
new form presents itself
it is the moment of beginning again.
shedding skin, wearing it like a feather boa
