The New Will Emerge

The New Will Emerge

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe new will emerge
Despite your hanging on
The new will emerge

Already, bright green passion
Crowds and pulses around you
Your withered leather hardens
While cobwebs drape
Like whiskers on your ancient face

There is nothing for you here
Your future lies
Beyond the freefall of letting go
Within the loam of fertile earth
Trusting the darkness
Before rebirth

Claire Perkins, 2014