Illustration by Kaavya Gnanam
the house stood on old ground
the lawn still mud
did i grow from this ungarden? did she?
did we get mowed over every few weeks
relentless and unforgiving?
garbage bags of dandelions
but when there was nothing to resist anymore
when he left and she came back
i was as green as ever
clipped and crisp
beautiful and disgustingly uninteresting
now the soft dandelion lives inside
she is finally given care to nurture
unnatural yes
but she has transformed
and she is new
my orchid
how i miss you
Rahele (she/her) studies dead things and alive things and writes about both. She is constantly finding new disguises in her hairstyles, so don’t worry if you can’t find her…. Anyways, you can find her on Instagram @rahele.megosha.