Mellifluous
a mellifluous trickle had given way
to licking her wounds in silent arrest
of the honey flow of her beautiful mind
synapses clotted on stagnant display
like burnt marshmallows on a fire
charcoaled pen roasted at her core
incinerated thoughts feeling briquettes
blackened in a cold cauldron of fear
all that was left was her amber necklace
a shrunken talisman reduced to a token
tight rope and garrotte in anticipation
of snapping her slender foundations
in a desperate attempt to sever the cord
she felt sorry for the insect that captured
her plight encapsulated in resin and time
yet immortalized in a capsule of being
she kissed the pendant in final farewell
the jewel sprung into an action of hope
and the semiprecious stone opened up
released its startled prey and spoke softly
I only kept you away from peril and death
until agony would be a challenge once more
a platform for growth change and passion
nectar oozed down her parched throat
ambrosia teased her awakening voice
softly spoken she swallowed the past
tickled with bee’s syrup’s euphonia
the sting of the tale wrote a new story
sweet toned fluidity gathered its current
released slumbering strength and dreams
and a captive audience mellowed surprise
lavender rose hip and cinnamon dispelled
motionless nightmares and hibernation
sugary fragrances guided her passage
to a point of no return scented in joy
for many years she had been unable to see
the butterfly waiting to grace her future
now the sound of freedom spread its wings
as she danced in the crown of surrender
to truth of trial error sentence and misjudgement
that had protected her from the trap of demise
17th September 2021
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