Challenge
something you wanted to say to your ex (friend/lover/partner) but couldn’t?
A gleaming golden knot
10-karat gold, a cold
gleaming chain of rope woven links
that she began when she grabbed my life
and linked it to her own
voiceless then,
until the end I followed and
was strung by hand (hers)
through oiled cloth
a decade long
for miles and miles
her laughter lit the chain afire
a burning pit
pure gold drip, a copper core
it was never good enough
I know, I swore
promised I was better, broken
harder, colder,
an alloy that held
bitter words
til brittle snapped
should have held your hand
reciprocated
my fault, your fault
our metal chain became a brand
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