Tired eyes - olde

and rubber bands

Over time
A rubber band will break
Stretched too much
Too often

The elasticity breaks down
First, gets sticky,
The first sign,
And then tangles easily
And eventually

- snap -

But it is always
Unexpected

Relationships are like that
Too
Rubber bands and friendships
Can only take so much

There are only so many
Expansions
And contractions to give
Even from the best rubber band

or the best friend

And eventually

- snap -

[dd 2-13-08]