Calystegia sepium
Tortured by myself
for years,
I tried to wring
inadequacy
out.
Hard to remove.
Torments had twisted
around me like vines,
or bindweed
without the flowers.
I barely felt you snip away
at the tightness of the
light green twine.
The warmth of sunlit relief
came in floods,
basking me in love.
Now we flower together,
uniting our heart-shaped leaves
as we spiral up
into the newest of shoots,
our joint rhizomes rooting us
to our new-found freedom,
viable for many years.
First three Chapters....
15 years ago
6 comments:
Turning pain into positivity through a new relationship. Lovely.
Going through the pain opens a wound, yes, but perhaps it also opens up a new place inside us to let new love in? I love the nature symbolism.
Tangled up in self criticism... Well voiced! The imagery really works.
Thanks, both!
The botanical imagery really works well as Angela says! And it's the perfect metaphor too. Wonderfully done!
This is beautifully done.
Thank you!
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