Poems From Inside Me

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The Flower Oh So Beautiful

I found a flower oh so beautiful out in my front yard

It seemed to ache for me to pick it, put it in a vase

I could have done it easily, it wouldn't be that hard

But it made me think of a girl I had loved and I thought of what I caused

I had taken her away from things; I had given her no rest

I think she might have loved me but I even put that to the test

I lied to her and made her pay for the things a man ought to provide

And to top it off I walked right out; God I must have been dead inside

I thought I was sent to save her

I thought the life she led was bad

But what I had to offer was no cure

I only made her lonely; sad

And so I looked at this growing living bloom

And for once thought of something that wasn't me

I hung my head and walked inside

And just let that flower be

April 27, 2014