Keep It Together
A spell for Ficus elastica
To build a bridge
To burn a bridge
To hold one thing
To another
To laugh instead of cry
To have your heart’s desire
This little leaf of latex and longing
This little leaf forever
Not much must be done to encourage the F. elastica to bind and build, it is a very energetic plant. It wants to envelope, enfold, and entangle. Harder, is to break its bonds once made. For its
Roots
do
bind
Do
Twist
And
Wrap
Do hold and do
eventually
strangle