undone

I am going to be honest.
I have been struggling with this blog.  I've wanted to publish so many posts that I've been writing.  I have written drafts, gone back and forth rewriting them, analyzing, and editing.   

Then it hit me. I am trying to hide again.  I've always felt more comfortable blending in.

"bloom" #36

this bud was created

not meant to be shaded

open in plain view

this bloom is for you

daily changing and unsettled

one by one opens a new petal

always naked and exposed

that's the life that i chose

because true beauty inside

does not come when we hide

only when i'm on display

beauty blossoms day by day

this poem was written September 18, 2006 by Lindsey Collins

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Taken from the L. Collins 2006-2007 Poetry Archives, #36 of 

200+ poems written during short season of writing.