mint-and-cinnamon

[mint-and-cinnamon]

To and fro

To and fro

Whispering spells

Weaving forms

Spiderwebs clinging to petals and leaves

And so the wheel turns

And so do turn we

Summer to autumn

Spring to summer

Can you bring a heart’s desire?

Thyme to heal

Lavender for purity

Finally Sage for happiness and sorrow

Till tomorrow, till tomorrow

[mint-and-cinnamon]

As I go

To and fro

Feelings wrap around my soul

Fingers picking at dead leaves

Pruning roses

That’s my bliss

Whisper secrets to a plant

Share a smile

Knowing laugh

[mint-and-cinnamon]

I will stand against you

If I must

For when mint overgrows

Takes over other plants

It is out alone in a pot

Away from everyone else.

You must learn to respect those around you

If you wish to have the same given to you

Boundaries, I set

So in your pot you shall sit.

[mint-and-cinnamon]

No.

You do not get to dictate my feelings,

My thoughts

My existence.

You are not allowed to be the thorns

In my sides

In my chest.

No.

I will not allow you that.

I am not blind.

Stop painting me as so.

[mint-and-cinnamon]

All these flowers

but none of them are you

And you don’t want me

Do you?

Your thorns don’t prick

But your petals turn away

I’m no longer the one you desire

I’m no longer your bee

Dear mint

I wish it wasn’t this way

[mint-and-cinnamon]

Not every quirk I write

Is grand

But it is

Mine.

And that is enough.

I am enough.

[mint-and-cinnamon]

Am I just pretty words

No one understands?

Or does your heart squeeze

Each time you read me?

Do you feel what I feel?

Are we one and the same,

Distanced by two entities?

[mint-and-cinnamon]

A battle of wits

My dear writer

While I brew us mint tea

Show me your proudest

Wildest dreams

And I too

Will bear

Fragile wings

[mint-and-cinnamon]

In your pocket there is poetry

If you just tug it out

Allow it to be set free

Flow gently out of your mouth

Let it grow around you like vines

Pretty petals of letters and sounds

[mint-and-cinnamon]

I hope every breeze

Kisses your head

And takes care of you

Every time they sweep by you

I hope that care and love befall you

The silent hugs

From me

[mint-and-cinnamon]

Rosy noses

Dripping from the cold

Chamomile and lavender

Scent the air

Peace

[mint-and-cinnamon]

I am one of you

little wonderer

With whiskers and twitchy tails

Wide eyes fearful and curious all the same

You cross my path and I cross yours

With the scent of camomile between us

We go along our way

[mint-and-cinnamon]

And I will be Dickinson

Poetry will flow through my fingers

Like gentle dewdrops upon petals

I will bare my emotions with artistic flicks

Trusting that one day they will reach you

Whoever you may be

A feather

A drop of spilled ink

This is a promise

[mint-and-cinnamon]

You freed yourself

From the cage I made

Insecurities

One day I’ll learn

To love is not to close

But to watch bloom

Quietly

[mint-and-cinnamon]

Every garden needs rain

To make it grow strong

The worst of weather

Brings the most beautiful colours

[mint-and-cinnamon]

In but three days

The cherry blossoms bloomed

White, innocent, delicate

So must I be

And when the wind blows

I’ll twirl down upon it

At peace

[mint-and-cinnamon]

Two springs together

We spent

Watching flowers bloom

This spring

I must find solace

Alone