Lavender

The fresh scent of lavender is so intoxicating.

Makes me feel sad but I find happiness – somewhere inside, very deep, very certain.

Fills me up with remembrance -

Of bygone days

Of unspoken pains

Of unseen smiles

Of moments unrequited

Of unmarred truths

The lavender field by the ragged farmhouse is my secret altar

The world above and beyond makes no sense

I feel a river flowing underneath my naked feet

Taking away my rights and wrongs

Taking away my past and future

Taking away my scars and flaws

Taking away my rushes and pauses

Taking away my elixir and poison

And, I see myself – the way I always wanted to be seen…pristine.