Blood Roots
One day I will be a tree
When I am buried and my body rots
I will be eaten by worms and those little bugs
that always seem to be in a hurry
When I am buried and my body rots
I am going to feed that tree over there too
with the true English roses
and the plump baby rose buds
hanging perfectly so
Watch them turn and roll in amazement
as a few spices warm their earthy veins
This British-Indian woman.
Now an English Rose.
Sofia Amina lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is published in BlazeVOX 2014 and her work is also going to be included in an anthology by Red Squirrel Press. Sofiaamina.com and @SofiaAmina_Poet’