Arrangement in Stillness

Not everything that is gentle is light.

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Thin violet bracts

Sturdy small flower

Purple lining its defense

Beckons with veiled threat. 

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Purple bracts spill

Over the fence

In the sunlight.

Someone reaches to pull

The thorns they shelter.

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Their owner comes to the door.

Composed reservation.

Opens it, slightly ajar.

Ready to close 

At notice.

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No one comes

Or crosses the fence.

Single petals fall

Only light shows purple sheen.

Small white flower, unseen. 

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It’s bruised by the heat.

But guarded.

Safe

But only.

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Original poem written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.

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