Is This Why Flowers Are Fragile?
Posted: 07 Oct 2020, 12:13
The moonlit room smells like coffee and nostalgia.
You cover the mirrors with silk curtains,
Play the warmest song on your playlist, on full volume,
Sip on some coffee,
Until your own ears are oblivious to your sobs,
And your tongue has something more bitter to taste,
And only your shadows make it into the room.
Because unlike reflections, they do not have your misery plastered on their faces.
Seventeen sunflowers bloom between your teeth.
You smile (you don't want to) and the world falls to its feet.
Flowers are fragile,
Because they have no choice.
They'd rather have thorns instead of petals.
You cover the mirrors with silk curtains,
Play the warmest song on your playlist, on full volume,
Sip on some coffee,
Until your own ears are oblivious to your sobs,
And your tongue has something more bitter to taste,
And only your shadows make it into the room.
Because unlike reflections, they do not have your misery plastered on their faces.
Seventeen sunflowers bloom between your teeth.
You smile (you don't want to) and the world falls to its feet.
Flowers are fragile,
Because they have no choice.
They'd rather have thorns instead of petals.