A Garden Unweeded
A rosebush--
Her eyes the moon,
Her hands the stars,
Her body the night,
Her feet the Earth;
A mother--
Her flower the sun,
Her leaves the clouds,
Her stem the day,
Her roots the earth.
A vine--
Its origin Hedera helix
Its home the rosebush
Its conduct concealed
Its adroitness unknown;
A disease--
Its core the nerves,
Its home the mother,
Its actions inert,
Its cause unknown.
Multiple Sclerosis
Curls its tendrils,
Sliding up the stem
Of the shrub,
A silent spy
Dressed in dark green
Suffocating
The rose;
Her face slowly wilting,
Scents
Snuffed,
Capitulating
As the vine
Continues
To wind--
Symphonic secrecy
Sans strife
A weed in a
Garden of innocence
Waiting for just the right moment
To asphyxiate;
An incognizant
Encroachment
Of my mother.