Repurposes

by Donald Jenkins

Fill this gap with colour Fill this dark with sun-bleached petals Plant a garden for cemetery flowers Plant a bed for tributes scattered Rest those orchids meant for mourning Rest carnations blown from gravestones Build a new home for orphaned roses Build a safe camp for nomad lilies Gather wreaths that’ve lost their purpose Gather thoughts I’ve lost since breakdown Create a routine, arrange the chaos Curate a bloom, place head in order Wipe these tears with green fingers Wipe these doubts with daily targets See a difference, change in season See myself, a seed has blossomed