Crossroads of Destiny

Garden of Dilemma

The gardener knows very well
the way to keep his place tall,
to set the colour tone just right
and the aroma to fit into it all.

He waters the plants that add to what he wants
and removes the weeds that he dislikes,
Every week he trims the shiny grass
and shape the bushy plants as he likes.

A random tuesday he comes across
a discovery the cause of his first dilemma,
a plant with a flower picture-perfect
and a pleasant yet poisonous aroma.

He sits across the new guest to his garden
unable to take his eyes off at that moment,
while the aroma works its way into his mind
and makes him forget about his garden.

The roots of this new plant quickly spread
and start to draw the nutrients away,
of other beings resident in the garden
of the gardener busy admiring his guest.

In a moment the garden begins to shatter
and the gardener goes dizzy,
he realises the effect of this new aroma
yet admiration keeps him busy.

As the day will come to an end
the garden will lose its shape,
that took years of love and care
of the person that gave it away.

The person will inhale the last piece of air
that will consist of the aroma,
that now fills his place and his mind
and he won't have time to recognise his dilemma_.