Thursday, September 30, 2021

Rubber band(ages)



Tensing, pulling, readiness, and resistance

as much as we can 

gather

before     -SNAP-

to hold a purpose 

no more 

holding together

Just

when life recoils, takes cover

inside

and becomes slack

limp before

taut

all comes back 

to holding on-

to Nothing

tight.


Photo credit by Oroo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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