I'll lay bare of all pretense,
follow me to the hell of mind
Try to wade through murky water
with swirls of envy biting heels
Seek place among their ashes,
find solace in this air until you feel its horror and despair
The life once born has turned to the dust swept beneath the tree
will you hold the tendrils down, will you be able to be free?
Wrap round and round, bound & resilient in the face of my ruins
Leave me to make my bed,
here where their fallen embers spread
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Lovely Lavender
PoetryLavender can symbolize sacredness in ancient Greece, adorning temples and shrines, or high social status in ancient Rome with how expensive they were to buy and grow. In meditation and yoga, the color of the flower itself represents the 7th chakra...
