The Final Stretch

Cacti

Cacti by tingtamtam

© 2013 

You bought me cacti one day

and told me it would be a symbol of our love,

withstanding every harsh environment

unlike the fragile roses which wilted within the week. 

I never told you though, 

that I sucked at keeping plants -

I either watered too much or too little. 

In less than a year, the cacti were dead

and along with them,

your love for me.