Your Gift To Me

Exhaling petals in the time of need I keep replaying the blossoming of gardenias by pushing buttons on my remote control with painful fingers - reminders of lost wings. The mini blinds are broken so I peek Over the sterile walls mutilated by wrong turns I hear you calling me on a disconnected phone I'm fine!...and you? - followed by a timid silence. Accidental spring brought us back together In a building where daffodils smell of chloroform And angels lie flat on a recently emptied bed As I watch windows cry in endless raindrop dances. It's so much life outside I feel I suffocate. I see returning swallows through your candid eyes As panicky sirens make your heart pound in my chest... This accidental spring we'll finally be... forever. For Laura's "Recovery From Life" contest