Girl with flowers
Standing in the sand
Up to her hips and
Plucking petals
"Do you love me?"
They turn to seeds
And she flings them
In an alchemy like
Lightning striking sand
Making of her glass
Gold
I got a nosebleed considering a TikTok about spanking.
Telling me to make a mistake
So I can learn new things, spread my wings,
Set myself free into the privilege of trying.
And all at once I was back
Have a care walking through doorways
When you don't know what you'll find
Through them may lie a world
Hard to wrap around your mind
Be wary when you ask for change
But pursue growth when it's time
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I found I was a ghost town Filled with spirits of some who'd been before Landscape pitted with the robbery Of mustachioed men Whose faces stayed off posters Newsprint autobituaries halo them. I found