“Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.”
― Suzy Kassem
sometimes
words come
from pits of despair,
from stinking cesspools,
from marshy lairs…
beauty grows out
of darkened quags,
and flowers begin to bloom on lighter paths…
the lotus emerges from muddy pools,
inspiring a glow
like, recast jewels…
Art by Ally…
Sadly my Ziggy-Stardust cat changed worlds a year ago
but he continues to inspire me…