String Theory by Linda Imbler
This string on my thumb
reminds me to buy a birthday card for my mom.
This string pulling back my hair
reminds me to behold the world,
to see that each creature,
from flea to man to whale,
has a place and a purpose
that fits its form without bargain.
And the invisible string tugging at my heart
reminds me to feel love for all my friends and family.
Not just to feel for those in front of me,
but those behind me who once stood by my side,
until circumstance took them elsewhere.
Linda Imbler is the author of five paperback poetry collections and three e-book collections (Soma Publishing.) This writer lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband, Mike the Luthier, several quite intelligent saltwater fish, and an ever-growing family of gorgeous guitars. Learn more at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.