Let the Show Go On

Salvia officinalis

(Based on this Prompt: Porquoi= why Explains a phenomenon in nature)

How do the leaves intertwine around my heart like they always did

With all the weed killer that was on the outside

It was not meant to be

But it grew

And flourished

The purple flowers wrapped themselves around my veins

What a beautiful little healer

The smell lingers under the bridge of my nose

Haunting me as a constant memory

The negatives surpass how amazing it felt

Purple flowers, green leaves, slim stalks

Why though?

Salvia officinalis became more of a drug

Once used to treat depression is now the cause

I can't think because I'm without it now

I can't breathe through the asthmatic thoughts

I no longer see it in the kitchen

Or smell it in the dish

But I remember the taste

The natural phenomenon

Of loving Salvia officinalis