Fragility
Did you ever need to just be held
Gently, like a baby bird or fragile leaf
That when touched harshly
Crumbles to dust in the hand
You who are bound together so tightly
With the thinnest of twine
Who cannot move one way or another
Without breaking in to a million pieces
If someone would just hold you
Honestly and in stillness
You might find the strength to stay bound
Or at least the desire to
What it must be like to float
In and through the soft hands of one who loves you
To find a soft place to land and scream
When the twine finally breaks
The problem is that you look sturdy
You look like the weight of the world
Could rest easily upon your shoulders
You do not look like some fragile thing
Unless someone cares to look in your eyes
They would never know
Only your eyes know the secret
And you never look anyone in the eyes
But there may come a day
When you look up
And hope that someone will see
And hope that they will hold you
And let you breathe for a while
And hold the weight for a while
And let you scream for a while
Until you can laugh again for a while
Gentle seer and holder of lost souls
This is my wish
To be held
To be weightless
To breathe
To be
Hold me
Copyright © Erin Cowart | Year Posted 2020
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