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mandragora- poetry

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The mandragora, otherwise commonly known as "mandrake" is an anthropomorphic root associated with magic, witchcraft and the supernatural due to its rather unsettling appearance. The mandrake here acts as a bridge between humans and the flora. This c...

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purple rose

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by lifebytheseashore

by lifebytheseashore

a blast between ribs,
where a barren pit stood
-or so i presumed-
under the influence
of apathy.

the red dispersed,
quivering with relief,
that some fervour,
prevailed within,
my bones & gore.

and so it leaked,
to every vein and seam,
restored the rhythm
of an off-tune heart,
a proper beat.