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Daughters Of Necessity

Posted by Bradene on November 12, 2008 - 10:42
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I knew I could never go back there,
life’s tapestry is the fates' business.
If they had elected to tie a bloody
great knot on the cusp of my seventeenth year
how could I, a daft adolescent mortal
unravel it?
Even if I had managed to,
who’s to say I would have chosen
the right thread koltho spins to cling to.

No, it’s far too late for regret
what happened, happened.
Look forward better to forget.

Lakhesis’s threads lengthen.

Try not to waste the rest of the weave,
best foot forward try to believe that
before Atropos makes her final cut
the whole picture will make sense
when put to the test.

The knot became a bud
that continues to bloom and grow
across the fabric of my life,
it became a rose
with offshoots of its own.
So, even if it were possible
I would feel no desire to return to unpick it.

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Comments

Caolan_le_Paddy | November 12, 2008 - 12:43

Beautifully written and a great read. Well done.

Bradene | November 12, 2008 - 13:04

Thank you for that lovely comment. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Val x

MistakenMagic | November 12, 2008 - 15:33

'The knot became a bud
that continues to bloom and grow
across the fabric of my life,
it became a rose
with offshoots of its own.
So, even if it were possible
I would feel no desire to return to unpick it.'

The final stanza was breath-taking! Love it :)

Magic xxx

jennifer | November 13, 2008 - 10:08

I agree with magic, superb imagery. She has picked out the highlight for me.

However, do you mean the Fates' - plural - in the first stanza?

J x

Bradene | November 13, 2008 - 10:23

Thanks Caolan, appreciated. Val x

Bradene | November 13, 2008 - 10:24

Thanks Magic , happy you enjoed this. Val x

Bradene | November 13, 2008 - 10:26

Thanks Jennifer. I'm never sure about when I should use an apostrophe at the end of the word like that. Thanks for putting me right once more. Truly obliged. Val x

jennifer | November 13, 2008 - 10:38

You can also put fates's but I always think the extra s looks messy!

Apostrophe at the end indicates the possessive of a word that is already either plural or ending in 's'.

e.g. Marcus' bike, James' hat, the teachers' vote (more than one teacher)

Bradene | November 13, 2008 - 12:13

Thanks for the explanation Jennifer, I'll try to remember that. You're a gem. Val x

Nathan Bednarek | November 13, 2008 - 22:56

'If they had elected to tie a bloody
great knot on the cusp of my seventeenth year
how could I, a daft adolescent mortal
unravel it?'

There's so much character in this poem and the above lines show the pleasing controversy of the piece. I love it, great work. Well done.

Nathan.

Bradene | November 14, 2008 - 10:36

Thank you Nathan. Appreciated. Val x