i don't think you see

The sway you have over me 

Each look catches me off-guard

Every gesture has me spellbound, watching hard 

Seriously, i don't think you will ever fully comprehend

The way your words draw me in

Like a moth to a candle

So i guess

Just watch me

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I decided to write a poem for my own prompt since I was inspired~

Until the storm, I was strong—

No one was let into my heart—

Reaching the storm, it was calm—

As if nothing was going wrong—

Veiled was my true suffering—

Evermore it would be hidden—

Lies piled meanwhile, like clouds—

Into rain, falling from the sky—

Never-ending, continuously—

Gathering until the storm broke—

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unraveling

i wove a tapestry when i was eleven

i put it away somewhere and didn't look at it for years

and it unraveled, threads losing their sheen and collapsing into a tattered nothing

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i wove friendship with her when i was twelve

we haven't seen each other in years and it's all

unraveled

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i wove sunlight on my way to the stars

and then i thought about the night and

the sunbeams unraveled

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i wove happiness when i was young

now i just listen to pop music and think about

unimportance and the skeins i used to use

are tumbled out of place

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i wove love with you when i was fifteen

why are we unraveled what happened to your smile

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i wove dreams when i was twenty-three

it got trapped in time and i forgot how to do it

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i wove forgetfulness sometime in the not-so-distant past

i held it to me and didn't look away for years

and now my chains unravel, and my wings grow, and

i am woven into the wind

ravel. | ˈrav(ə)l |.

transitive verb: to unravel.

to separate the twisting threads of forgiveness and blame, to metamorphose tangled balls of yarn from cats toys into crochet.

to piece someone together one stitch at a time.

knit one, purl two, three four five six.

some day we will run out of time, though the clock keeps ticking.

every moment is precious.

stand still and hold me and never let go.

tonight you can see the stars shine through that macrame curtain we call the sky.

if life is irredundant dictionary definitions, let me chose the longer one

and

hold still while i unravel you.