Death Sows A Bright Seed

potential
in every
fiber

the seed of life
ascension
&
germination

pressure builds
I can’t contain
the life within

hatchlings
of cool earth
an unfolding drama
of subterrestrial birth

reaching
worming

grasping
for the
open sky

rooting
steady
deep

the labor
the journey

to breathe
to inspire
the single
desire
of all of those
buried alive

extending my
extending tendrils
I eagerly
make my way
from decay
into a brilliant
living display

breaking into
the bluest day

reaching further
breathing deeper

myriads of
change & color
purpose & beauty

to make
great use
of the sun
and of death
to feed me
as I expand
in all directions

soak in
as agony
&
struggle
peak
in a delicate explosion

tenuous
precious
fleeting
like a fantastic
pyrotechnic display
nurturing nostalgia
in a similarly
spectacular way

even stinging
automatic drones
desire a sweet taste
& a fertile home

they will
according
to leisurely
programming
sip
of
me