Care for a slice? 🍊

Yo do not hold them anymore; you are strong enough,

But you deserve better.

You are made to hold more, hold different.

You put them down, don't pick them up again.

Holding yourself now, your arms soft and strong

Your heart, an orange; protected until you peel away the layers,

Careful not to break open the squishy thing in your chest that does so much more than pump blood

Sweet

Soft

Bright

Filled with so. Much. Love.

Use my layers and waste to make something beautiful;

Fill the pot on the stove of our home

With cloves, sage, cedar, orange, cinnamon, the beat of my heart.

Boil it until it smells the way I feel,

A gift to the senses and something to truly delight in.

(Plus, you get vitamin C)

Open my doors and windows until the dark embraces the light,

Being held for the very first time

Despite being touched many times before.

-a.b.