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Redolent of planting a seed

3 haiku’s

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Redolent of planting a seed
Photo by Jose Fontano on Unsplash

stuck, not safe

You planted

Our seed on a spring day

I’m not safe, I’m dead

***

Flavorless greens, stop

You from my pain, lost in fog

I’ll share my love, trust

***

You’re stuck on a phantom

I’m

Stuck in chains wrapped in

Pretend silk, dead weight.

sad poetry

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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