Hani du Toit
Unstitch the patchwork of
My mended heart
Loosen the threads
Knitted so tight
I cannot fall apart
Untie my heart
From all these strangled strings
Wound up in double knots
Weaving a braid of every
Unsaid thing
Unpick the strands
Let out the seams
So I may conjure
In the quiet of my dreams
Not only disappointment
And your wrath
But flashes of your smile,
Your kindest words,
Your belly laugh
Undo this rusted hook
That bolts this chamber’s door
To memories of beach days
River song and more
Allow my stiffened heart
The sweet relief
The rough raw fray
Of love and loss and grief
Let me unravel
Thread by worn out thread
So I can taste the poignant pangs -
The piercing truth -
That you are dead
Featured at The Red Wheelbarrow with the Life Riting Collective on 21 July 2022
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