Wisteria

‘Wisteria’ by Swathi Jeeda (@swathi.jeeda)

 
find me at the riverbed 
ankles drowned in silt 
palms open 
offering 

ribs bent forward 
petals to rain 
weak to the storm 
starving

greedy for the blue silk 
with ability to shape
waiting for citrus rot 
to rust into sugar

colorless crystals
tessellate marrow 
brine swells 
slipping through licked lips 

soft suffocating 
syrup of decay 
violet hands
would rather 
be torn than curl 

Swathi Jeeda is a writer and aspiring author based in Michigan. In her free time she enjoys reading and playing the double bass. She is currently working on her debut novel, Suncatcher.