EVERYTHING IS LIVING
Yellow sprouted at birth
You’ve outdone yourself with this one, Mother Earth
Blooming transformation into its own shade of white
Graceful, swift death by the blow of the mouth
Away with a breeze, gone with the wind.
Making a wish within our mind
Secretly hoping it becomes a reality
Although, if I want it to be I cannot tell thee.
Cotton petals each hidden with astral planes
Demolished by our selfish little games
I’ve come to know a piece of art
Of a blown dandelion put back together from the start
Preserved inside a glass case
Beauty and the Beast inspired taste
This Dandelion received a second chance
She’s been revived, at last!
“I’ve actually been writing a poem about a dandelion”
I told the owner.
“Oh really? You must've manifested me.”
Nothing ever really dies, does it?
Danielle Lancaster graduated from Sonoma State University with a B.A in English, Creative Writing. There, she was a part of the editor team for SSU’s literary magazine, ZAUM. She has been published in INK Babies Literary Magazine 001. Her poems speak of deep emotions, queer identity, and overall vulnerability. To find more of her poems, her Instagram is @mysticsnippets.