I am putting my mind to flowers
A Poem
I am putting my mind to flowers
Because the rest of it is all too much
I wake up, petals open
I sleep, petals curl up
Everything is so soft
But of course, there are thorns
Everything is graceful
But of course, pollen makes me sneeze
It’s always this balance
Between love and appreciation, between fawning over and obsessing
And between being aware of the
Things that poke and sting
The things that make
Eyes water and noses run,
Hashtag not all flowers
I know, and I also know
The price of a few sneezes is worth it.
Jenny Justice, Poet. Sociologist. Teacher. Mother. Woman. Author of Love in the Time of Climate Change and Reveal. You can read more of her poetry at Justice Poetic. Sign up for her newsletter here.
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