It is a continual process to unweave
that which is truth from story. I pull
a thread, remove one line, observe how
the fabric changes, notice the new spaces
breathing between essential threads
that remain, a skeleton of existence
until extracting the unneeded
leaves what is left, sparsely resilient
penetrable light of a future once blocked
by memories tightly woven.
© Alicia Grimshaw 2018
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
Ah! the thread of the mind –
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I liked the idea of unweaving and needing to pull those threads to loosen up the tightly woven memories. Well done.
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Thank your visiting and taking the time to share your thoughts. Much appreciated.
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Beautiful in a joyous, somewhat bittersweet way Ali, very engaging read, breaking it down to the essentials, and the beauty in the essentials. I really liked thus Ali, very much… 🙂
…rob from Image & Verse
Lost in Azure
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Rob, thank you for taking the time to let me know you connected with this poem. Much appreciated.
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This truth from story business is well nigh impossible to elucidate at times, is reframing a form of confabulatory requisition or enlightened coming to the truth? Hard to judge, the conundrum beautifully framed here Ali.
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Thank you Lona. I appreciate your thoughts.
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Love the use of metaphor in this gorgeous poem ❤️
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Thank you so much for that kind compliment.
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This is excellent… the process of writing poetry is so much like this… distilling it back to the core, to the skeleton of truth… the picture of the leaf is an excellent complement to your text.
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Thank you so much for the specific feedback. As a fellow poet, it is great to hear that this connected with your writing experience.
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Nice, Ali – extracting truth is an art form.
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Thank you. I agree, and a worthy pursuit. Have a most excellent weekend.
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Essential in these times. Thanks, you too
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I love the steps into the transformation, no matter how small, can make a difference.
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Great to hear from you. I enjoying reading your poems.
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I like the metaphor and how it fits in with the photo.
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Thank you for leaving specific feedback. I appreciate it.
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An interesting dissection of what to leave in, what to take out. I never thought of it as unweaving truth from story, but yes. I think of Navaho weavers leaving one errant thread in the pattern so the soul has a way out.
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Brendan, I appreciate your thoughtful reflection and the connection to Navaho weaving. We weave our stories throughout our lifetimes and I think it is easy to forget that we can change the pattern or extract parts that are no longer serving us.
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Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Beautiful quite profound. When we let go those tight threads and space is created and the light is let in and the darkness no longer prevail..
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Thank you for sharing my words Debbie.
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Debbie, thanks for sharing my words. I hope they provide loving inspiration. Have a most beautiful weekend.
Ali
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thanks for the blog visit – this is a real treat finding such excellent poetry here
“until tweezing out the unneeded leaves”
the whole poem is so slowly paced that it becomes a meditation on unpiecing to find peace. Brilliant Ali!
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Thank you Laura. I really appreciate your reflection. Unpiecing to find peace. – love this.
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Oh wow. Ali this is exquisite. What a mystical sharing of the healing and clarity that come with removing limited beliefs and hurts from old memories. God, I am so touched. Thank you for sharing this for #ForgivingFridays – it is a perfect creative contribution to illustrate how forgiveness can help us to see “the sparse yet strong penetrable light of a future once blocked”!!
Much loving to you my friend. Your writing is beautiful.
Debbie
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Debbie, I am thrilled to hear that this poem spoke to you. Transformation through love is a powerful experience. The world needs it. Keep on shining you light. Love to you, Ali
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Love to you too, Ali. ❤ So many blessings.
Debbie
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Yes, just pulling that one memory thread can change everything! The trick is to know which one to pull, I guess. Or which version is the truth…..
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I like the pull the ones that open up a new future of possibilities. Thanks for visiting Ann. Take care.
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So so beautiful every single line and a deep process that you so well describe!
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Thank you for the complimentary reflection. I appreciate it.
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My pleasure truly.
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I pull a thread, remove one line.
This is the truth of the dynamic when we want to change. Or someone else implements change on us.
I really appreciate this Ali.
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One line erased can change everything. Thanks for your reflection Colleen. Make it a great day.
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Lovely imagery. We’re constantly changing and evolving aren’t we? 💕
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Thanks Miriam. Growth keeps life interesting. Have a wonderful week.
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You too Ali. 🙂
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I’m also thinking about the caterpillar about to emerge.
Finding our wings and opening up is our life’s work 💕
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Thanks Val. That is a encouraging reflection.
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Nice last two lines.
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Frank, I appreciate the compliment. Thanks for reading.
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On reading this again the idea of unweaving the truth from tightly woven memories stands out and ties the poem together, beginning and end, like a piece of woven cloth.
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Thank you Frank for your very thoughtful reflection.
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