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Losing a Ball of Yarn MAG
July 14, 2023
A heart is like a ball of yarn.
When whoever it's connected to begins to walk away, the heart will slowly unravel until there's nothing left.
Nothing but an empty cavity of a chest.
Recovering is discovering that yarn can be bound again, with little pieces of string from dozens of people.
Or even maybe just one.
Joy is living a life that contains plenty of string, to wind your heart bigger and bigger until it fills your whole chest.
Then when small pieces get caught and fall away, there's too much joy to possibly feel hollow.
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This piece is inspired by the struggles of myself and some good friends I met at a writing workshop. Many of us take inspiration from our losses, and have found each other as a way to fill our hearts once more.