“Indigo”

By Malia Waddles

Graphic by Rhiannon Li

My sweet, sweet indigo,

I breathe you soft and

Hold you tight until

I can feel your roots beating

Through the tangled pulse of mine.

Your love is warm,

And your grief is richly fragrant—

Light, yet bold and daring.

Give me a taste and

Let us sink in sodden soil

Under a darkened and damned sky.

Together,

We’ll nurture our very own

Marigold star.