Lavender
Ms. Haiku
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A bunch of lavender settled in one spot on your back she said
as she walked away from the bed, and out the door to her garden.
I gathered my hands underneath to my chest, and thought
a wait is the distance drawn from the line of a sharp pencil.
When she returned she stopped at her kitchen table first.
She placed the darkest flower on in an old tin cup.
With one flick she started a match, and lit the lavender;
She did not eye the lavender to see how much would burn.
She said, Most people think the scent will calm.
They think they can’t see and smell at the same time. She said,
Anyone knows a flame is blue no matter the smell.
As she walked towards me, and bunched
lavender so that the branches held her hands,
I waited for the action to stop.
No more gathering lavender;
No more lightings of blue;
No more walking towards.
No more space between my back
and the stillness of her hands bound in lavender.
as she walked away from the bed, and out the door to her garden.
I gathered my hands underneath to my chest, and thought
a wait is the distance drawn from the line of a sharp pencil.
When she returned she stopped at her kitchen table first.
She placed the darkest flower on in an old tin cup.
With one flick she started a match, and lit the lavender;
She did not eye the lavender to see how much would burn.
She said, Most people think the scent will calm.
They think they can’t see and smell at the same time. She said,
Anyone knows a flame is blue no matter the smell.
As she walked towards me, and bunched
lavender so that the branches held her hands,
I waited for the action to stop.
No more gathering lavender;
No more lightings of blue;
No more walking towards.
No more space between my back
and the stillness of her hands bound in lavender.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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