The String of Fate

This is a poem based off of the Asian myth called The Red String of Fate.

The String of Fate

The invisible red string that is said to connect soul mates by the pinkie

A string that can get tangled and torn

Mangled and knotted

But will never break

I see them everywhere

Red lines  that crisscross before my eyes

Tangled lines

Straight lines

Lines as short as a child's arm

And lines that reach beyond seas

I see newly weds with mismatched strings

And enemies that are unknowingly connected

Oh Fate, thou art a heartless b***h

Do you really trust us humans to find our other halves?

Do you not expect us to pluck the wrong string

Believing that we have found our true love?

Each day I watch people suffer

All because of you, dear Fate

I taste their tears

I feel their broken hearts

And their scars

Both emotional and physical

Become my own as I see them struggle against your tides

I hate to see lovers who don't share the same fate

But even more so

I hate to witness the meeting of soul mates

For that moment of recognition

That sparkle of true love in their eyes

That first amorous kiss

It all makes me wish

 that the string around my own pinkie

Wasn't cut so short

Author's Note

I wrote this very late at night, so hopefully it's not too awful!

Reviews

[Vertigo Cat1111]

This is great! I love the string of fate idea, and this was written in a way I've always wanted to write but never can find a way to.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Wow, I'm at a lost for words to describe the depths this was pulled from. This is no where near awful... I'm bowing to your pen hand here.

[Rose Diamond]

Thank you! Your words, as always, mean a lot to me! :)