YELLOW TULIP
I am singled out,
picked for my bright yellow petals
that cannot deny my trembling heart.
I searched for light, it blinded me,
drew me towards it,
undressed me.
Injecting its hardness,
my petals wilfully opened,
a black star stamped inside.
There was no denial.
I was weak and bent low
when they came for me.
They snapped me from my roots,
Stuck me inside,
a sticky slime at my feet.
I drowned in their cleansing.
-
And after the flames,
- the stack
- belched
- my ashes.
- belched
