Challenge
Pretty, shiny words
I'm wallowing a bit in my depression. I can't afford therapy (can anyone, really?) Help a girl out, surround me with beautiful words. No real guidelines, just write something lovely. In topic, in tone, or both—your choice. Please tag me @wabisabi.
The Curiosity of a 3-Year-Old
She arrives perched atop my hip –
messy curls and unbound giggles.
Ten little fingers
stretch to the storm,
squeezing the clouds tight.
She sings as cool rain
trickles down her arms.
She cautiously tastes the rising sun.
Burning nectar coats her throat.
In one big gulp,
she swallows the prickly truth.
Her curious brain blossoms
into a timid bluebird
soaring above the bay.
The shoreline dissolves into uncertainty –
nowhere to land.
She learns to fly even higher, faster.
Relish the chilling freedom
and feel grounded in your mother’s eyes.
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