Morning Glory

[carose59]

Morning
Glory


When I found you, I became

                                              a flower, ready to blossom,
                                                             eager to open myself
                                                             and let the world
                                                                              (you)
                                                                              inside.

You were a flash of lightning in my brain, a power surge,
                                                   turning on lights I had never seen.

A thunderstorm                        followed by the sun,
                                            tearing me open
                                             down to the bone,
                                             setting the deepest parts of me ablaze.

In you I found a heaven of anarchy;
                         a haven of passion;
                                                        you ripped through my defenses
                                                             and bled the fear from me.

All summer I stood naked in the sunshine,
                                     a wildflower, escaping from the cold,
                                                                     dark ground,
    basking in the hot breezes of your breath,
  vibrating to the pounding of your heartbeat.

And somehow, as the summer waned, I was

 transformed

from flower to botanist.

Still standing in the sunshine,
                                                       I jot my notes down on my wrist

                                                            up my arm
                            across my breasts--

Tracking the breezes that lift my hair
                                               charting the path of the sun in the sky.
Writing the story of a flower who blossomed

                                                        and became a woman.

Comments

[gweneiriol.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to let you know I've loved all the poetry you've been posting! Thanks for sharing hon!

[carose59.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd meant to make a post saying that this is National Poetry Month, which is why I'm posting all my poems (though there will be some slopping over into May).

I'm really glad you're enjoying them.