beyond the shallows
where your waves steep
extracting the flavors of the sea
in the rush of darkness,
i bloom most silently
into this garden of benthos, a blushing bride i become
where you in most ardent steps nakedly roam
clutching the tapestry of emeralds woven about my hair
draping upon the coral of my cheeks lending glitter to the foam
cradling the brine that blankets the secrets that i keep
where empty forests speak the language of me
and you, with lips of atlantis, unearth the diamonds of my deep
Listen to me read Benthos
😍😍😍
And I agree about writing prompts! Normally, I would cringe at the thought as a creative (don’t tell me what to write about!) but it definitely is a great practice! Where a single word can take you as a creative and a poet is quite unique and remarkable! (It’s the only reason I’m on Twitter… #SenseWrds #DimpleVerse #MadVerse #VssPoem #PoemTrail #BraveWrite)
Precisely what I was JUST about to add after just reading your piece and what you’d said about it supposing to be an reflective essay. We can’t really tame art. Our words, the good ones, those raw, unplanned, unthought ones, those are the most genuine and ultimately our best. It’s why I don’t participate everyday in the prompts. Only if they speak to me ☀️. Oh and btw, check out #hangtenstories (my favorite) as it pushes you to write in ten words 🤪
I’m a regular hangtenner. 🙂