Ecstatic Experience
 Co-Dependence by Jessica R. Allen On the side of the road Between dry earth and stone They both long to fully bloom Above her wielding death With and without him He remains at her center She blooms outside of him He deepens his hold on her heart Growing roots entangled together She begins to lose her luster He grows taller Arching towards the Sun She deeper Sinking her roots into the Mother Where mysteries give way Too tightly bound to separate Too tightly bound to grow Together suffocating defeat I wrote this poem during a walk after seeing the two plants (gaillardia and knapweed) pictured; the story between the two forming in my mind the further I walked. I found the knapweed cut upon my return the next day. Not removed - but cut to the level of the gaillardia, as if trimming them to look the same would cure them of their dilemma. Upon further reflection I thought, isn’t that the crux of co-dependence? Neither able to fully bloom while remaining entangled. Neither truly free.
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