in line

I was teleported to this line before I had a memory bank-

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It has been my station-

My position in life-

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This-

Is-

My-

Line-

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But I presented myself as a pawn-

I was just a thing that was lying in wait-

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A loiterer for a prize that belonged to me-

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I was hovering back and forth-

Between determination and hopelessness-

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There were hundreds of blockades ahead of me-

Maybe thousands-

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I couldn’t be sure-

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I kept getting skipped-

By things that were unrecognizable-

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And the line rarely moved-

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The barriers didn’t rush to the front with enthusiasm-

They were just there-

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They knew who was at the end-

And they weren’t star struck-

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It wasn’t their soulmate at the close of the road-

It wasn’t their bond to reattach to themselves-

It was mine-

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And I had no idea-

That that was why I was on this line-

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My-

Line-

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So, the Earth danced around the sun-

Over and over and over-

And I lingered there-

Some years I strayed from my line-

But I always-

Eventually-

Returned to my place of residence-

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Each time I drifted away-

The forcefulness in which I was reunited with my line was more powerful than possessing all 6 infinity stones-

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All 999,999 of my deviations from the pathway to my soulmate-

Made me more desperate-

For my eyes to be graced with the vision of my person-

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So, I didn’t give in to the millionth distraction-

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I hunkered down-

Compiled all the notes I had gathered from the less attractive parts of myself-

Cross referenced them with all my saving graces-

And I began to part the line-

Taking breaks in moments of despair-

I shelved the fluff that crowded my view for years-

I muscled through steel walls-

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All this turmoil-

So, I could finally see myself-

And it was as they say it would be-

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Warmth, peace, and comfort-

Calm and inspiring-

Fruitful and effervescent

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I saw myself for the first time-

And it was LOVE-

In its healthiest form-

At first sight