run your hand
through your hair and
watch the flakes drift silently
to the ground. best done against
a dark background — the contrast
makes it easier to see. if you sit still,
a thin layer of snow will start to cover
your skirt, the carpet, your surroundings.
now, move more quickly. scrape, scrape,
scrape let yourself feel the pain. you won't feel
it now, but it'll be cleaner afterwards. even if
your fingertips come away with red. you see, there's
something beautiful about flakes piling besides you,
covering everything, forming a small mound,
then a hill, then burying you. slough off your outsides,
your beautiful insides will show, bright, bright red. you'll
finally be able to shed your regrets. you are a dandelion,
spreading yourself in the wind,
scattering
everywhere.
dandelions leave seeds to grow, but you
— you leave pieces of yourself everywhere you go.