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A waiting hibiscus
by
Kashiana Singh
Growing blush against a barren
Brick wall, a complete, cohesive
Flower if one ever was wrought
Pebbles drinking her flush color
Aglow a hope in her receptacles
Pistils praying, sepals radiate an
Effervescence in constellations
Anthers stick out as reminders
Eagerly waiting for light to fall
Pouring burgundy into the dark
A sky ablaze in her humble gaze
She waits, as we wait, as they wait
Maybe, windows will throw open
Again, and her austere presence is,
Will still be there to see, slouching
Squirming we will all emerge again
Again, with each other we will walk
The world, as a hibiscus will let her
Petals bloom, their radiance till then
Will whisper in place, growing blush
In blood against a barren brick wall