I Care

I Care

I

I will not smudge coal dust
around your blue mind,
Your cotton-candy heart
will not shrivel with lemon-crush.

II

I will fill you with pink luster,
place yellow sunshine
on your back, and sprinkle rain
over your barren land.
Your meadows will grow green
and bloom with rainbows.


G.K.Fralin

Word Springs: Slime

Word Springs: Slime

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Slime

I fell into the brown slime
a deep hole – not Wonderland
putrid, acidic self-doubt
slippery as a moss-covered hill.

I grabbed for your strong arms.
We tumbled like Jack and Jill.
You picked me up,
carried me home
and bathed my pride.


II

A damp towel awaits
for you my love.
Let me taste your tears,
hold you inside my heart
where blood swirls
with pure life.

G.K.Fralin