people unravel by Andrew Lafleche

one drink at a time

one conversation

one look

thread from a sweater

caught on a nail

feel the tug

and pull

or just don’t oppose

walk until something happens

keeps happening

pretend you haven’t learned

one foot in front of the other…

people come apart

unglued

undone

simple as a blown tire

before the next paycheck

a leather shoe lace

leaving the lawyer’s

disintegrate

like a sugar cube in black coffee

before sugar came in pink packets

before last call was midnight

before worrying about last call

as a thing

fall off. give way. start.

only to resist beginning again

Andrew Lafleche is an award-winning poet and author of seven books. Follow @AndrewLafleche on Twitter or visit www.AJLafleche.com for more information.