Wednesday, February 24, 2016

thorn

i can't say that i am trying
real hard
to not look past 
the words you tried to shovel over
with even 
more dry, grainy words
as if that would make this 
blackened root 
disappear.
it is still there
underneath all the 
debris,  
garbage, 
rubbish
you carefully laid out over
the top.
you missed a spot.
you missed a spot.
and there it sits
quietly, 
pulsing,
it will not be removed
unless we get our hands dirty
and are willing to 
uncover,
expose,
address.
until then,
you can pretend 
the soil is freshly turnt,
that your words will 
yield new roses
but all i see 
are 
thorns.

2 comments:

chelsmichalwrites said...

I always try to become a secret agent to find out what happened

J.K. English said...

i feel as though i am becoming more of a double agent. i will try and refocus. thanks for processing with me.