Ricky Jade
it’s just a pretty thing
with a pretty name
and a pretty scent
but it’s just a flower
it’s just lavender
apparently, it brings you joy
something about the scent that drives you wild
find me in a valley of petals
and you’ll go straight to that purple dust
it’s just lavender
it seems to be the centre of it all
with buzzing bees that loudly crowd around;
so special about it?
covered in pollen, begging you to sneeze
she’s just lavender
I’ll be laying here in the daffodils
as I inch closer to kiss you
you’ll be thinking about lavender
she’s just a pretty girl
with a pretty name
and a pretty life
but she’s just a flower
she’s just lavender
why aren’t I lavender
Author: Ricky is a copywriter by day and creative writer by night. Discovering her passion for writing while she was a law student, she switched to a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and is now in her third year. While she likes to dabble in everything, she finds herself writing about the complex, shocking and straight-up wild events and relationships in her life. You can find her work in Issue 16 of QUT Glass. Follow her on Instagram @rickyjadee.
Artist: Ricky Jade
Editors: Isa Velasquez and Suzy Darlington