When One Domino Falls

by CindyUng

August 22, 2015

Is it not funny how

When one domino falls

None of the others

Happen to be nailed to the floor?

Maybe it's because I forgot to keep

A spare hammer

An extra bottle of glue

A larger roll of tape

A box of putty for good measure.

Maybe it's because I never learned

How to build sturdy walls

And fasten tight hinges

To hold them down.

I just wish this chained army

Would stop being such knights

And never have to fall together.

But it's not all their faults --

Blame the one who forgot

Her tool kit.

If you asked the egg

How it's like to be broken,

He wouldn't call it

A great fall.

Such kind words shouldn't be worn

Over a casualty's shoulders;

Losing all of you

From a single fracture,

The hushed, eerie quiver

After removing one piece

From a house of cards.

Laying in my cracked armor,

I just think to myself:

You know you're in trouble

When you lose a part of yourself

And the rest crashes down with it.

There is no king,

No tools, no horses, no men,

To ever put you back

Together again.

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CindyUng

Find me where the heart beats faster and the mind runs clearly. If you turn around, you might catch a glimpse of moonlight: Hold it close and you may hear the whispers of my aches and dreams. Speak softly now, you might scare the strength out of me. You'll never know where my thoughts will go next, just let me be the one driving this journey. Someday I'll return to the stars and sleep in the void, a place where I hope to find colors I've never seen before. And when I master the art of painting into the galaxies of pain and recovery, I will discover the truth in me. I will be free, I will be free. Let the constellations tattoo the spaces of my body. ***If you ever want me to check out your poetry, feel free to let me know!***

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