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Shame Springs

Shame is a pervasive weed,
that withers in the hands
of your green fingered friends.

It takes bravery to share your shame,
but that courageous risk
can cast shame skywards;

when it soars above us,
heads back and laughing,
tension unknots.

But some will have to wait,
until tolerance and trust come
to release the rooted shame. 

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