~Nailing Down Errors For Stronger Support~

A Poem by Colin

A look into the past and the lessons learnt

I have watched ribbons of life unfurl
twist themselves in their meandering,
and each time distance fades the colours,

and I see all the stitches
holding this web,
strain beneath burdens
while I fabricate more threads.

There are regrets that fill a sigh,
where left was a dead end
along a one way street,
and oh how it hurt to scrape
my way through each stone-wall
until fingers, like sorry were worn away.

So many escaped balloons,
floating in hope of a safe landing,
left grasped in a lattice of loneliness,
or simply rubbish dangling from life’s tree,

but I understand,

that each of the ribbons, stitches, roads
and balloons fulfilled their part of the journey,

leading me closer to life;

to understanding.