Of Roots In The Soil

They say I am a child of the soil,
from the soil I was birthed,
I toil till my death,
digging my grave on this earth,
I feel soiled with this dirt
no matter how many times I wash,
rinse and repeat.

From the dirt I was born,
this dirt I call home,
is where we all come from.
When I dig my roots in this dirt,
they tell me to stop playing in the mud,
I made my bed in this earth,
and the world buried me with this dirt.

If my ancestors were of this soil,
then I am soiled with this soil,
and to this soil I will return,
till and toil on this soil,
until its my turn,
to bloom where I am planted,
in this soil I call home.

my roots firmly anchored
blooming where I am planted

Responses to “Of Roots In The Soil”

  1. Lazrs avatar

    “blooming where I am planted”
    I love this line. Means several different things to me

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    1. Beaton avatar

      It’s a very layered tangled of words 🎊🎉like am onion 🤔🤣

      Thank you
      ~B

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  2. Lamittan Minsah avatar

    What a wonderful poem, moving way deep down into the soul with every word! Keep writing ✅

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  3. Shuvai Mlilo avatar
    1. Beaton avatar

      Thank you
      ~B

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  4. Shuvai Mlilo avatar

    I can see you are deeply grounded.

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  5. justine love avatar

    🥂to Blooming where you’re planted soon

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    1. Beaton avatar

      To planting your own garden 🥂

      ~B

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      1. justine love avatar

        This depends

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      2. Beaton avatar

        It always does 🤣
        ~B

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