in broad dayliGht black thrivers look growth

or, well-wishes from the other side

May you learn forgiveness is the whisper in a seashell

awaiting your ear

you have bloomed backwards many a season

still expected to be vase ready

you prickly and painful

May you know there are hands crafted to carry bouquets of you

You burst of blooming burst of Blackness

May you know light spills like blud and both will lead you somewhere

someone will need your goodness for pollination

someone will feed on you

May you be enough to nourish

and still be good enough to you

every tree falls when it’s ready to live differently

I am worth more than a metaphor for trauma

painted in florals and fruit, but gardens are beautiful

and I’ve seen some survive the brutal of winter.

The thing is,

I’m healing.