the only wedding that I desire

by Laxana Devaraj

I turn to damp petals

unfurling in the morning light, 

a flower ring on my finger. 

A perfect wedding with 

melancholy in silence. 

Past wounds unfold like 

black veils of a mourning bride; 

as stubborn as I am, they refuse to heal.

Laxana Devaraj is a recent law graduate living in Sri Lanka. She likes to write and read poetry. Her poetry is to be published in Ice Lolly Review.