Hard Chill

 

F rozen
to preserve form

to hold the rise
and the flow
of your petals

retain the pout
of your mouth
the smooth
of your neck

to do what —
outwit time

why —
to preserve beauty

foolish orchid

beauty is supple
beauty is soft
beauty is warm
beauty is fragrant

you are not
foolish orchid

it is beautiful
to live a full life
to age naturally
to pass gracefully

you will not
you are not beauty
you are not
the breath of life

you are ice
the hard chill
of preserved death

foolish orchid
vain foolish orchid

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rob kistner © 2021

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