A Tenacity in Us as Fierce as the Begonia

That we who never do what we expect

That we continue to surprise us and we hurt us

That we’re better when we’re bad and then

That we love to dance and holler and we shine

That we might say we subdue the birds in dreams

That we lose their wings in stories we forget to share

That we keep our secrets from ourselves like flowers

That we wear the color of the heart so we might

That our mouths might ignite so many sexy begonias

That we know who we are among seductive aromas

That we ignore at times like this prophetic promises

That we still might see us pass and O so in love

That our mouths burn like flowers affixed to bones

That we wear crowns encircling us in the dark

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