I was trapped in a prison of darkness

when a sudden yearning yanked on me.

I burst into what seemed like heaven.

A magical world of light and color

beckoned my petals to open.

I stretched with all my might

and tried to touch the sun.

 

It’s warmth was intoxicating.

 

I had found a home

beyond mud and muck.

Surrounded by family

and overwhelmed with joy

we sang together

a harmony in yellow.

 

But now dark clouds empty

in such a sudden deluge

that I choke on a déjà vu of dirt.

A spade may as well have sliced me

in two as it all comes back to me

and I shrivel into a bulb,

entombed in silence and solitude.