Fabricated

The loom on which
I weave
these threads
is more foreboding
than machinery

These fibers
neither silken
nor wool,
cottoned
from misadventures,
miscommunications,
and inner unraveling

(Written for Sammi’s Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt #60: Weave)

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VJ

Permission to write, paint, and imagine are the gifts I gave myself when chronic illness hit - a fair exchange: being for doing. Relevance is an attitude. Humour essential. View all posts by VJ

8 thoughts on “Fabricated”

LuAnne Holder says:

June 27, 2018 at 3:40 am

I loved your use of ‘cotton’ as a verb. You don’t see that too often any more but it works perfectly here.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  June 27, 2018 at 3:44 am
  
  A little pun-ishing, lol. Hope all is well in your world.
  
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pvcann says:

June 25, 2018 at 10:01 pm

Wonderful poem

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  June 25, 2018 at 11:30 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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Olga says:

June 25, 2018 at 7:34 am

Perfect image for our inner mechanism that re-weaves tales of “misadventures, miscommunications and inner unraveling.” Love how you used the verb “cottoned.” Beautifully woven word-strings. ❤

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  June 25, 2018 at 7:49 am
  
  Thanks, Olga. This prompt leant itself to playing with words.
  
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Invisibly Me says:

June 25, 2018 at 5:51 am

I love those last three lines : “from misadventures, miscommunications, and inner unraveling”, very elegantly written! x

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  June 25, 2018 at 7:45 am
  
  Why thank you!
  
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