Beetlebung and Kettlehole--April Poems

Renewal

the new you, a piece of candy
in a mother-of pearl dish,
welcomes you

no more drama, no more tantrums
no more steam rising, sulfurous,
from inner volcanos

no more fear of falling in this new place
for now you know, frights hide
behind taboos

and an implacable sweetness
knowing its unknowing
coils in your depths

as interior walls
gain dozens of vigilant eyes
watching you



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Prompt: What it really means to be an adult