That Thin Line

I felt horrible, and so I let it all flow out.

There is the line of life that supports our souls

Traps them in the narrow prison that is our material body.

This line, this thin chord of life, is all that prevents our trespassing to the other world, wherever that may be.

I believe the lines are thicker some days than they are other days.

Tonight, the line in me grows thinner and thinner as his words become harsher and harsher.

My heart pumps fast, oh so very fast, while my happiness fades to nothingness when the words I feared more than anything else in the world evade his mouth.

The line is thin...

The tears drown me, choke me, burn my skin...

The need of snapping the line once and for all overwhelms the whole of my being, like a presence inside of me.

I am blinded to the goodness of the world- nothing matters anymore but the pain that was injected through my heart tonight.

 

But the line I will not cut, for I have the knowledge that there is still hope lying somewhere in the valley that is existence.

Author's Note

Completely spontanious.
I feel terrible.
Rawr.
Lol.
But after writing this I feel better.

Reviews

[LSS]

Wow, Charlene, will you stop writing with such power and intensity (an indefinite, ambiguous question not intended to illicit support)? I'm so impressed with your ability to grasp the essence of your passion and express it clearly and poignantly, so that we each are a part of your pain, your passion, your thoughts, and your heart. You'll go far like this, 'girl' (to abuse a current colloquialism).
Lar

[Jarrett]

"The line is thin..." I must agree.
One thing that I love about writing is the release of emotion that one can achieve from it, and you definitely let out some "bad-gunky" on this one- which is one of the several reasons I like this poem, another being the reference of life as a "line" (lol, you may mean something different, but perceptions be unique).
Very powerful and expressive- excellent piece (as usual)

[An owl on the moon]

Such an amazing description of our lives (sometimes strong and other times broken down, so often through what others do and say). I went through a long time with a thin line and barely made it. So with that, I'll just say I'm very glad you feel better and that you know to never make that cut... :)