Unraveled Thread

"Unraveled Thread"
I can only hope
that somewhere inside
     the fabric of time
exists,
some kind of line of cotton thread,

An entangled twine
this line of thread
that I wish I was able
     to pull upon and unravel instead.

Considering my life
are just patches of memories stitched together,
woven tightly
with strands of natural fibers,
I realize
These delicate threads weaving
     reminiscent pieces
of time
into tapestries of existence
are only pieces
Sewn together
     with elegant
          needlework
that hold tightly
     each soundless moment of recollection,
To finally form
     my eclectic cloth
          of thoughts and experiences
that I wish were not so,

I can only hope
there exists
among the fabric of reality
within all
     its splendid designs of interwoven threads,
a single line of silk or cotton string
I can reach out and pull upon
to unravel
     this horrible dream of mine.

However,
untangling a tapestry of woven moments
is not like pulling a line of cotton thread
but perhaps more like erasing thin lines from ink and pen.

I now realize,
I am only ever able
To reflect
that which my mind can paint.
-Armando Torres