I Will Grow From This

Bethany Fischer

I could feel rage gnawing away at my chest,
An infection of uncontrollable hate,
Until the festering rot created a cavity.

But once the anger settled,
I dirtied my hands scooping out the decay,
Added a little bit of soil,
And planted a seed where my heart once beat.

"Beauty in the Dead" by Marvin Pierson, Digital Photography

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