Oleander

the earth pulsates

around your poison;

vessel of dogbane,

mistakenly lured by you.

an example of

misdirection.

bombs choked Hiroshima

like your white touch obliterated

the promise of love.

lust woos in silences, pretenses

nearly touched the poison

bringing broken limps into the abyss

exposing the veins of

imbalance, impotence,

flagrant misuse of power.

12 thoughts on “Oleander

  1. A beautiful flower Ka. But pity the plant is so poisonous. Us humans can be lovely too, but alas the poison is but a word said, an action given. But thankfully we learn to fertilize the good bits…if but a few misdirection’s in finding it. Great verse kind lady, may we become that flower inside us all 🤗❤️🙏

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