in the quiet -

by Skyfire   Oct 1, 2020


I thought I was
safe
with you
I thought it would be easy
be comfortable
like a well-loved blanket
or an unexpected laugh.
But
instead
like a jacket with
a worn hole
I dug my finger
into the threads
and felt them give way
and before I realized
I was falling
you unraveled me.

i wish
i could
catch
the fraying
ends.

    report violation
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  • 3 years ago

    by Baby Rainbow

    Such a powerful poem for one that doesn’t actually contain an awful lot of words!

    I think thread is always something that can be used to describe something fragile and you have used it well in this piece , highlighting just how much you let someone in when you knew the thread was worn anyway.

    I can relate to this piece and I think you captured the pain of being let down and let go here very well.

  • 3 years ago

    by yogi73

    Your poems are always so good and deep with metaphors. The feelings and emotions of your words draw in gentle reader to discover their own truths...that's what makes your poems better than most. Well done

  • 3 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    The image of the jacket, and the meaning of someone unraveling you, is powerful here. Especially when we place such trust in someone, when feeling safe with them can mean everything, and they walk away or refuse to be that anchor we need. That stronghold. They cave when things go amiss, and that support is lost.

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