ME, A MUSEUM (MAUSOLEUM)

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EXHIBIT A:

This mind, a shaded garden—

sheltered to its detriment,

detritus in the making.

—and in burying these selves,

am I enough?

—and in dying, is there hope

for growth from the decay?

EXHIBIT B:

This body, a phoenix—

pre-hundredth-resurrection.

Mid-ashen-moult,

the terror-ecstasy of ending

before you can begin.

—and as the flames catch,

am I enough?

—and is rebirth

simply a signal

that the cycle never ends?

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For the prompt “growth/decay.” April 2nd, #escapril2020. Definite Plath influence here from “Lady Lazarus.”

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#poetry

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#growth #decay

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