dry pod releases
seeds to air,
one by one,
until each particle
dissolves. now,
brown and gaunt,
it waits to fall.
I understand the
urge to remain:
a miracle
to quiver
in a windstorm,
but not crumble
into pieces.
supernatural act,
repeated each day
while nobody
watches: still,
I glance up
from my desk
just as the pod
breaks from its
stem and soars
towards deliverance.
sky opens
its insatiable mouth.
Leah Mueller is an indie writer and spoken word performer from Bisbee, Arizona. Her most recent books, Misguided Behavior, Tales of Poor Life Choices (Czykmate Press), Death and Heartbreak (Weasel Press), and Cocktails at Denny's (Alien Buddha) were released in 2019. Leah’s work appears in Midway Journal, Citron Review, The Spectacle, Miracle Monocle, Outlook Springs, Atticus Review, Your Impossible Voice, and elsewhere. Check out her website at www.leahmueller.org.
Featured image “Dry Seed Pods” by wundoroo / (rotation, filters applied) CC BY 2.0
