Pulling At The Ropes That Tie Us

Pulling at the ropes that tie us
together in this desert land.
Pulling us apart.
Trying to forget you.
Pulling to protect me.
I know you'll understand.

Stretching string like sinews.
Painful rubber nerves.
Pull away to cause me pain,
to keep me sane when you are gone.
Creak and stretch.
The heave goes on.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.