Thursday, March 8, 2018

Quiet Valentine

Quiet as the sun can be
I heard it roar and tremble
Its gong stuck me
 
Count them
The hibiscus has five stigmas
Like the eyes of insects
 
Peering out
From the tightly-wound
Petals fading
 
Every year it’s forced to remember
How the bombs fell
While the world was partying
 
What we call spring
Every year
Still its struggle

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