Fertilizer
zombie flowers
rise up between my toes
eats away self-doubt
roots enter my bloodstream
pain of consumption - ignored
transformation
worth it
bones
become a trellis
trendrills fill lungs
butterflies form a chrysalis in my skull
milkweed pops through fingernails
poppies fall from my mouth
seed and wings
await the wind
clouds whisper - soon
© Marjorie Pezzoli
I did a series of dead flower bouquets during lockdown in 2022 - happy to finally pair this image with a poem 💀🧟🖤
till next week - Marjorie