blossom water
you are full of songs from morning birds
you have remembered all her colors these are the colors of your home
you do a lot of things you do not want you say it is because you are patient
you say this because you are kind
you look away from the setting sun and ask
how long has the moon been out?
before you know it the day is gone
and you are sitting in the dark
water tension: something slight enough sits on your surface without having to break through
when your teeth fall out again
you wake up crying
it is the part of you that smells like her of which you are most afraid
you have been testing your bravery
a challenge to yourself comes with every decision not to wash her from your skin
the clouds help the sunlight breathe today you practice breathing with them
wasn’t there something that existed like this before?
you wash your heart in blossom water
you grow thick
you only change shape
you do not break
all you remember of her now
are bodies of water
leigh marques @mo0ndrool