Catch-23

short poem

Wild roses walked these streets

Where in the wind lay fallen leaves

Where one persists, in a lifeless field

She cries for the memory

Of those who got trapped

In the web of the new catch

Catch twenty-three

Reviews

[PaintedBirdy]

i adore this poem. because the second part begins with "she" i assume the "wild rose" is her! wild implies natural or being against the grain, and roses are beautiful, so this woman is a lovely force that reckons with the world! the fallen leaves are the past, or history, maybe her family that died before her. but she persists, even if the field is lifeless, she if full of life! she cries, sure, but she is strong. there's always a catch though. she has to struggle too. that's just life!

love this! and czech women are the best! but they're a catch-23!! :p