Taboo

Taboo
What is all the fuss?
I thought as I choked
On words coming from my esophagus
When all I meant to do
Was bring up
Something to discuss.
Who was I to know that
Mentioning a certain stimulus
Would have me longing for exodus?
~Kim Walker

Taboo
acrylics and natural botanicals on birch panel
52 X18 X 2