Beauty with Boundaries

Soft doesn’t mean safe. Sharp doesn’t mean unkind.
dewy thistle on a foggy morning
Photo by S. Rolling
This bloom doesn’t ask to be touched.
It shows up full, vivid, spined.
There’s no apology in its design.
The softness needs the thorn.
Some days, healing looks like bloom.
Some days, it looks like armor.

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