lines

these lines
these skinny lines
these silly skinny lines
these lines
are not just lines
are not just silly lines
these lines are
important
these lines are important
to me

they are eaten up with meaning
they are thin, they are emaciated with meaning

I look at them and I know
despite their nonchalantness
despite their scraggly appearance
despite the fact that I don’t know why
they are there, I can see them, and I can see that
they are not just lines
they are important to someone
they meant something to someone
they are important

they mean something
to me.