by Jill Jacks

Created on: December 05, 2009

When The First Mistake Commits A Second

Like rocks wrapped 'round my ankles

A mistake weighed me down

Not sure how I let it

Not sure how it ballooned

But one error just grew and grew

As it gained intensity

I took care to spread it all around

From shoulder to shoulder

From hip to hip

Until it encompassed my being one piece and all

With an aching back and trembling legs

With heart heavy and throbbing mind

I began to buckle and to fold

I knew I could no longer carry it

So once again with care I spread it all around

I shifted this breath siphoning, life suctioning weight from this crumpling frame

Passed it to others whom I believed stronger than Me

A team of support, never withheld and freely given

My greatest treasure - friends and family

Standing in the background, drunk with relief

Watching those others much stronger than me

I galloped off with my sack emptied

So easy, I wandered on carefree

With nary a doubt I didn't glance back

Such freedom had I

I didn't sip the nectar's but slurped

I didn't nibble or connoisseur

But ate with insatiable relish

Grabbing, hoarding all I was able to consume

My heart surpassed lightheartedness and bore full steam

After growing comfortable in my contentment

I took that shoulder check and viewed the wake behind

My beloved treasures were not standing tall and firm

Instead bent over, lost and frail

Bewildered, I did not comprehend

Amidst my confusion they still smiled, however, weakly and lovingly at me

And this is what they had to say ..........

We didn't mind carrying your load

We only wished to help

We divided that burden of yours for sake of manageability

We reached our limits, but we would hold

When we looked up and found you gone

Twas only your portion we had no more further room to load.

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