if you lay roses at my feet,
i shall trod them
in all their painful beauty
for love, too, has thorns
that may pierce my skin…
as i walk, i bleed…
but the delicate petals,
softly crushing under my toes
are the kiss and caress
that comforts, reminding,
of the reason to proceed
5.9.17
Eliza Alys Young, aka CreativEliza, is a free spirit, world traveler, creative expert, and part of multicultural family… Eliza shares her time between the US, Dominican Republic and beyond. When she is not caring for her high-energy kids, writing her poetry or for her blog, creating art or cooking up a storm, she is designing for her own company, Design Intense.
