Thrive

On beds of roses lies the scent of oblivion
Yet its thorns prick everyone
Oh, little seed what soil did you plant yourself in?
As the rain pitter-patters
It pools and gathers to your roots and to your limbs
We wanted to thrive but now we’re overgrown
Swallowing all our old hopes
Cut us down, we’ll rise again slow
Wilt for me flower
I’ll replant you too From the soil to
The seed, you’ll be nourished endlessly
When the planets all align and the sun is high
You’ll bloom and come into your own
To plant your feet, become unsown
So little sprout don’t go and spread yourself thin
Think of every dirt patch as a new beginning
And every seed as our kin All brothers and sisters from a life below
Where the grass cuts like razors So our spirits must learn to regrow
Wilt for me flower
I’ll replant you too From the soil to
The seed, you’ll be nourished endlessly
When the planets all align and the sun is high
You’ll bloom and come into your own
To plant your feet, become unsown
So you have found a place to bloom
Yet wisteria has taken you It en-wreaths you in its clasp even
Though so much nature has passed
Between its arms I couldn’t help but stay
I’ll stay and…
I’ll tend the garden for her I’ll become the sower
Wilt for me flower
I’ll replant you too From the soil to
The seed, you’ll be nourished endlessly
When the planets all align and the sun is high
You’ll bloom and come into your own
To plant your feet, become unsown
(Oh, the weeds how they grow / in a garden
Begotten by woe / oh Mary, we’ve come unsown)