Death of a Flower
A club meeting
A road trip
A walk
A conversation
A few failed attempts
A move
And a drop of courage
That’s all it took
That’s all it took for our friendship to blossom
Petals made of pages filled with color
Leaves made of oatmeal
A stem made of words shared and saved on a screen
A blossom so beautiful it brings a soft smile to my lips
It grows as love bathes it like sunlight
It glows as trust feeds it like soil
A handful of pills
A mind full of fear
A few misplaced words on top of a few misinterpreted sentences
And the blossom shrivels
The sky grows dark as hurt and pain cloud the sun
The soil turns to sand as all trust dries up
Tears fall like rain
And fear crashes through like thunder
Doubt flashes like lightning and sleep flies away like the birds
The storm rages on threatening three new blossoms trying to take root
I guard the blossoms with all my heart
As apologies flow from my lips like rain down a drain
A handful of pills
A mind full of fear
A few misplaced words on top of a few misinterpreted sentences
Is that all it really takes to destroy something so beautiful
Are blossoms really that fragile
If so do I truly even want to guard the three new blossoms
Heaven knows they could grow thorns
Copyright © Kapri Wilmoth | Year Posted 2019
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