Metaphorically Speaking

Life is a series of relationships—

personal, casual, professional...

some filled with anticipation,

others reeking of ambivalence.

I swore I’d never again become enrapt

captivated by another…

the pain of loss is too great,

it weighs heavy and lives in half-lifes

slowly fading; never quite dissipating.

I don’t know when the change came—

when you went from being just a means to an end

to a necessary part of the whole—

but here I am again.

While another holds the strings

I go on, ignoring the voice

that nags inside my gut

while waiting to learn 

if

the

cord

has

been

cut.

© Ginny Brannan 2017