Flowers on Fire
L. B. Mek said:

wonderful imagery, and such a well measured poem
I wish, a painter like Caravaggio
had made an immersive oil painting
of a similar image, you used
as accompaniment to your words..
and I wish, I had the talent
to write
such brilliantly expressive, relatable
and yet, simultaneously
compendious, stanzas:
\'Magnified by your light,
the sun that once pulled me up,
is setting my garden on fire.

Fueled by my extended drought,
and my failure to keep up with the weeds,
I’m burning fast; I’m burning bright.

My roots once around each other’s necks,
shrivel from the blackening smoke-
I’m letting go of my hold on myself.\'

March 17th, 2022 04:23