lavender
gripping fear
night after night
every night at nine
before you
I’d suffer through it
expecting it to come
forgetting to breathe
after you
sleepless nights faded
stress dissolved
and when it returned
you rubbed lavender
all over me
you rubbed lavender
into your hands and
over my chest
you made hot towels
covered my face
steamed the pain away
I bought some lavender oil
thinking of your warm hands
smelling like purple flowers
