If I had a flower within me
It would instantly die.
Hidden inside me
There are frozen rooms with no residents,
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This poem is moving, and brave. The way down, then the difficult ascent - carrying us with you. Your intensity is frightening, reassuring - in the end, poetic.
Please protect all your lovely petals, this poem is touching!
a complicated poem but in he nd a hmuan being has no choice but to completely embrace compassion all of it all the time a hard task but life ain't easy fine work
Well, whatever it takes. Your statement's positive, in the final analysis. I read something today about someone taking care of a sick dog while planning an assassination. We're not exactly rational. You're paying attention to your heart here, though, and, well, how many things have we all done, through our ignorance, that we have to atone for. All's well that ends well.
Praise for your courage and your artistry. Wonderful imagery in this one, Ivy. Warm regards, Sandra