The pink hue
roses I have grown//
YOU
Burn nights to decipher my look
To read every chapter
Like I am an owned book//
Undeniable scratches on time-scape
Thorns I have grown
You push bushes forward---ah! Messiah ---
Like I am a deer so frozen//
I am roots, leaves and flowers on time-scape
Of creation and of nurturing
Turn your vicious nails and scratch it on your dead flesh
Until it splits open to bleed
And gulp down the pain, the syllables too.
Straighten your eyes, your back;
I stand here tall, rosy hue, cyphered look;
Stand tall, know my eyes, don’t push bushes,
Walk beside me, talk and know S P A C E
The prompt image you chose was very well expressed Sreeja, fine writing. I really like these Welz-Stein artworks.
ReplyDeleteI love the contrasts between attractions and willingness to break the bonds to leave
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteThe pink hue, roses have I grown....those words set expectations of a lovely, soft, gentle and beautiful person/landscape/words to come. You do an excellent job of turning that on its head with words like "I am an owned book" and scratches, thorns, vicious nails, dead flesh and pain. Somehow, I feel it ends on a more even keel? SPACE around me....standing tall.
ReplyDelete"You push bushes forward" Very cool language. Nice dark turn...I revisited the image for sinister hints. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThis part speaks to me of self care:
ReplyDeleteI am roots, leaves and flowers on time-scape
Of creation and of nurturing
Such delicacy and strength. You nailed this image! Well done.
ReplyDeleteEven her hairstyle creates needed space...powerful words!
ReplyDeleteI like the slow beginning that bursts into emotional intensity then settles into resolve.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow! This is absolutely splendid! Especially love; "I am roots, leaves and flowers on time-scape of creation and of nurturing."😍
ReplyDeleteWhat a firm inclination and resolve in these words! Well done.
ReplyDeleteI stand here tall, rosy hue, cyphered look;
ReplyDeleteStand tall, know my eyes, don’t push bushes,
Walk beside me, talk and know S P A C E
There is a distinguishing element of confidence in pushing in an insistence of defence here Sreeja. Wonderful write!
Hank