if you leave,
leave tenderly.
wiggle yourself
out of these roots.
don't say goodbye to
my flowers,
they have already
lost enough petals.

in a day
you gave me
a story
by night
you gave me
my favorite book

mother natures whimsical winds
brushing yesterday off your shoulders.
she takes your palms
lathers them in lavender
singing lullabies
until your night light in the sky turns on.
stars laced through clouds
wishing to hold on to the moons hand
a little longer.

a mapquest
of stretch of marks
across my belly.
i am connecting the dots
until i learn to
love this destination,
all the way home.

living in the sea of trees
filling my lungs
with sativa
so i can feel at peace

i want to write this poem
except i don't have words
i just have feelings
feelings that i have not
aloud myself to feel

i want to kiss you back
but im still trying
to kiss the roots of my own stem
watering this flower with tears
still waiting on her to bloom