i am a phase.
no one loves me for long.
they love me right before
my petals start to welt.
they wrinkled up
like i had hoped you would too
with me.
but instead
my petals apologize
for wanting you to understand them
when they couldn't let themselves be understood.
YOU ARE READING
our earth
Poesíaa collection of poems that represent two worlds colliding: his earth and her earth. their earths.