Each evening I begin unwinding myself,
searching out the teasing thread
that will lead to the knots
wrangled tighter each day.
As if I am a set of headphones
snaring pocket lint in my tangled nets
until I’ve frayed too far,
and simply snap.
Caught Up – A Poem By Carol J Forrester
Carol J Forrester 
Take care of yourself. 🙂 I like the metaphor of knotted headphones.
A perfect metaphor–so many feel frayed and ready to snap.
I liked “snaring pocket lint”
An excellent metaphor of life, Carol!
Those headphones we have all learned to dread… we need them but they always get tangled.
It’s hard to avoid some of that “pocket lint”!
Stay Safe, take care to untangle those nots carefully gently
Much💜love
I know those nights of trying, and for me, often failing to untangle the knots.
Take care of yourself. 💕
I know those nights of trying, and for me, often failing to untangle the knots.
Take care of yourself. Snapping is seldom worth it. 💕
I’m with you on this one for sure, Carol. I struggled with this prompt, and came to pretty much the same approach. Salute!
I’m feeling life’s a bit stressful for you right now. Be kind to yourself, and loosen the treads gently.
I like how you begin each evening with the best intentions. A phrase coming to mind is, “She persisted.”
We all have been there “caught up” too tight and then the danger is real of snapping. A good reminder to take time to unwind! ❤
That image of the tangled set of headphones is one to which I can really relate!
Untangling knots in our psyche is harder than any other kind. Felt the tension!