This week, we walk with the poet’s subject as she navigates the emotions immediately following an abortion. As best as she tries to release her load, her thoughts pull her down to the shadows.
The Grass is Greener by Christie Borely - Flash Fiction
They say the grass is greener where watered and tended. Cora's reluctant trek through the weeds of unrequited love, abortion and loss reflected in the neglected disarray of garden blinds her temporarily to the healing light spun from doing the work - finding those things that bring you joy and rain to nourish a parched soul.