You Knot Me
A knot sits firmly
constricting breath-
a ball of emotions
impossible to name
Familiar in its discontent,
it's a weave of negativity;
a conglomeration of pain,
despair, abandonment,
anger, tears, and fear
amalgamated into this emotion.
One that can only be described
with the word You.
Years have filed its bite;
teeth worn with age
no longer hold their edge.
Yet somehow you appear
in the face of others actions.
A forgotten call,
an appointment not kept,
a gentle shove away,
a distancing,
all bring you back.
So once again,
I stare you down
as you sit heavy on my chest,
And I vow, this time
You will not bring me to tears.
But no matter, the words,
or tears held,
You sit firmly-
a knot constricting breath;
A ball of emotion
impossible to name
with any one word
except
You.
Copyright © Jaycee Cervenka | Year Posted 2016
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