L o t u s  i n  t h e  G a r d e n

Lotus

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I was captivated by the first traces of light that bounced 

               between ripples in the sky as you danced across the dawn 

Your allure neither ignorant nor oppressed 

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But hesitation caught in the undertow of each spill to

               your skin from my dew-coated eyes crashed against the flow of

                              promises dripping off your tongue

Giving the daylight more time

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To unfold me slowly, pausing for breath in the lull of

               tranquil nights spent coaxing lucid dreams through my veins

I was intoxicated by your sight

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But what I could not see instilled the wrong kind of

               interest in my mind, curiosity playing me the fool I'd so 

                              easily become

Until I was gently pulled apart

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One soft petal at a time, unable to ignore the burning

               particles in the air that blurred sanity with sincerity

Swallowed whole in your spite

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Only to be reborn from thick strokes of grime painting

               clear waters opaque, freed like dry eyes from heavy lids

I emerged, clean and pure

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Dripping in victory and knowledge meant to distill

               from my body and bless the world with my beauty

Oh, What a purpose to be had

 

But I was unaware of my lifeline coiled up in your rays,

               doomed to fall beneath the horizon just as quickly as I came

Left suspended, a gentle cry

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That even the scum of the Earth can offspring

               wondrous things, and I refuse to fade under your withering gaze

Lest your light leave me blind