Poem: "A Kitten's Ball Of String"

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A Kitten's Ball Of String

The words we say, confusing, and tangled with emotions;

like string balls kittens play with, becoming loose and frayed.

Our threads of conversation, can roll in all directions,

causing knots; encumbering the progress we have made.

Thoughtful consideration with words we use conveying

the things of most importance,  not carelessly to fling.

The words we say may lead us into unplanned confrontations-

guarding our emotion stops a kitten’s ball of string!

June Kellum

March 20, 2014