If you watched A Haunting in Venice, then you know exactly where the title came from. SPOILER ALERT: In the movie, the girl dies due to consuming too much honey with rhododendron.
The rhododendron (a word I can barely pronounce) plant contains toxins, which if ingested, are harmful. I thought it was poetic. Something so beautiful being so dangerous, there was a poem waiting for me to write it.
Set fire to my garden And kill my delusions with logic Burst my bubble of illusion For every they love me petal that I attempt to pluck Tell me the flower is a sign of bad luck That it’s secretly poisonous I’ll reply with it’s name Rhododendron. Fully aware of it’s effects, I can list out the ways it’ll kill me. But I’m too stubborn to put it back Instead, I pick you from your soil With intentions to pot you But instead selfishness got the better of me Focused on harvesting your sweet nectar I plucked your beautiful petals Determined to turn it into honey Reaping the benefits of having you around Unaware that too much of you would kill me A silent poison They keep telling me to give myself flowers But I had to set fire to my garden.
What can I say? I’m highly aware of how dangerous I am to my own mental wellbeing but I do it anyway for the poetry. It’s nothing new, I just keep finding new ways to say it and will continue to do so until I grow up.
As always, take what resonates and leave what doesn’t!
With love, always
Natasha K
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