To Know Without Knowing
You see a flower
At the moment of unfolding
The last purple petal spreads
Like silk over your eyes
And you stare in wonder
How could such beauty exist?
The yellow belly button
At the center of the bloom
Yells yellow at your eyes
Till you think of the sun above
Your heart leaps for love
Reminding you of something you’d nearly forgotten
You walk over and snap the green stem
The umbilical cord to the Earth severed
The petal now swings like a pendulum in your hands
As you begin to think of other things
And the colors will never match that moment
The petals won’t even try
They know without knowing
They can’t trace a direct line
To the magma center of their home
From the vase on your coffee table
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