The lone lily flower.

By QueenLorine

Sat, 25 Dec 2021

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6 comments

A bright flash

A screeching shout

She falls

Her stem broken

Her petals bent

A raging river

Like that of a tsunami

Flows beneath her

A decaying, broken blade

A single blade

To keep her from that fate,

ripped apart and torn

She knows this.

She knows one misstep

One little wrong shake.

One tiny breeze

and she will fall.

To an uncaring river.

However.

That broken blade.

That single little blade.

Holds on.

Please hold on.

"It gets better"

It says.

And She believes it.

Truly believes.

Comments

Hello! I havent written in a

Permalink Submitted by QueenLorine on Sat, 2021-12-25 04:35

Hello! I havent written in a while but I wanted to more substantiate my feelings!

(and i really like painting my poems or writing a poem for my paintings so expect at some point a painting for the cover!!)

Merry Christmas Queenlorine.

Permalink Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on Sat, 2021-12-25 11:59

Merry Christmas Queenlorine. Looking forward to the painting for this one!

Happy late Holidays to you

Permalink Submitted by QueenLorine on Sat, 2022-01-01 10:03

Happy late Holidays to you and thank you for reading! And i cant wait to paint either!!

Hello Queenlorine. I can't

Permalink Submitted by catherine poarch on Sun, 2021-12-26 08:54

Hello Queenlorine. I can't pretend I understood it all from the point of view of gender but I found it powerful none the less and speaks volumes to anyone holding on for any reason. It's both stark and descriptive, I like the short-phrase shape of it. Sometimes we do hold on by the tiniest of threads. Maybe that last thread or blade is the strongest. Keep believing. I love words and pictures together too. Enjoy doing your painting.

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Hi Catherine!! Sorry its

Permalink Submitted by QueenLorine on Sat, 2022-01-01 10:02

Hi Catherine!! Sorry its taken so long to respond to my comments. (i get super anxious on forum types of sites) But!! Thank you for you insight and for reading my poem!! I really loved writing this one and have had my idea of gender for years just never put it into words!! I have to say, I'm extremely proud. Anyway! Thabk you very much for reading and liking my poetry! (and i will love doing the painting!!!!!!!)

Oh, no worries. And I

Permalink Submitted by catherine poarch on Sat, 2022-01-01 17:23

Oh, no worries. And I completely understand anything from an anxiety point of view. Happy New Year to you - hope it's a good one with lots of painting and writing.