Azalea

I don't know what you think of white,
but tonight, I see azalea petals 
outdoing the dark, 
and I think, you know,
I'd love to have a clothesline.
Yes. I'd love to amble
between shirts and sheets, 
get caught up in the touch
of everything clean. 
I'd love to play Goddess, 
wrap myself in white,
garnish the smell of it, 
step gently over those midnight things
that make us less than who we should be.
I’d love to turn inside out, 
shine, glare, even. Untether the divine.    
Wreak transcendence. Awe everyone 
with their own possibility. 
  
-Katherine Gotthardt

Katherine Gotthardt

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is an award-winning poet and author seeking meaning, peace and joy and hoping to share it where she can. Visit the About page for details.
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