Petals©

"Petals" is a short poem that I wrote early on. I was wallowing one weekend in bitterness, pain and a sprinkling of self-pity all mixed together, when I decided to focus on creating words to describe my tears, rather than continue to cry. My tears at that paticular time were falling softly, and as I was thinking of words, flower petals came to mind. I was thinking of a dying flower, and how the petals begin to fall as it's life is ending. It just seemed like the perfect word....

Petals
That's what my tears are like
softly
falling all around me
Petals
That blow in the wind
softly
gently
Petals
Tears nourished by
pain
loss
Tears that gently wash my
cleanse me
drench my body
Petals
I am awash in their
fragrance
taste
But
One Day
A new love will bloom for me
And I'll be a new flower
With fresh petals
That will remain in full bloom
~With the promise of water to keep me alive in love
~With the promise of soil to retain me in love
~With roots to keep me grounded in love
My petals will never fade
never fall
never feel like
Tears....