A fragile connection


from the ABC set They don't mean to, but they do

A silken thread
A spiders web
cuts me deep inside
do you feel it?
you never said
but then neither
did I.
You're the adult, I'm the child
as it will always be
I pray the thread will pull you back
to hold the child in me

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Comments

kheldar | December 29, 2009 - 22:55

Short? Yes
Simple? I think not. There is a lot in this that has not been said, but speaks volumes (to me at least) all the same x

Silver Spun Sand | December 29, 2009 - 23:59

Nice one, shoe;-) And I agree, hands down, with kheldar. Still waters run deeep.

Tina

shoe | December 30, 2009 - 11:05

Im glad this meant somthing to you Kheldar, I tried to re-write it several times but came back to the first version, the others didn't seem to say it right,
I'm pleased I did now, X

shoe | December 30, 2009 - 11:08

Thanks Tina, I wasn't going to post this one, that you have seen somthing in it means a lot, :]

MistakenMagic | December 30, 2009 - 11:54

This is a brilliant little ditty, Shoe! Especially love the assonance/rhyme that creates such great rhythm!

Magic xxx

shoe | December 30, 2009 - 21:19

thanks Magic, I'm not really sure what you're saying, but it sounds like a compliment! so thank you very much, I promised myself I would learn more about the technicalities of writing, you may have just spurred me on,:}}}

kheldar | December 31, 2009 - 00:40

Sod the technacalities shoe, just go with your instinct - its served you very well up to now x

MistakenMagic | December 31, 2009 - 12:02

I promise you Shoe that was a compliment ;) All I mean is that when you read your piece out loud it flows really well because of the rhymes you've included!

Magic xxx

TedShirt | January 13, 2010 - 19:30

This is a beautiful poem.

shoe | January 15, 2010 - 10:07

why, thank you TedShirt...