White Flowers

This goes against
Everything I knew and
Believed all my life long…

Yet, all I see
Are white flowers
Growing within me.

I try to cover up, step away…
But this desire only grows
And grows strong!

Still, all I see
Are white flowers
Growing within me.

And I despair,
‘Cause all I want is
Just to do the right thing!…

However, all I see
Are white flowers
Growing within me!

Should I stay?
Or run away?

Why in Heavens
Are these white flowers
Still growing within me?!

As a warm and colorful light
In a tropical winter morning

This love,
Or passion,
Or whatever it is

Feels just like sweet,
Pure and tender
White little flowers
Growing within me…

Clara Maria Cristina Borges de Medeiros
Itaboraí, November 21st, 2022.