i don't want to be a flower
do not cut me by my stem
and pull me up from my land
breaking my connection;
the roots i grew up from
or pull the petals of my pollened centre
for your careless i dos
your uncertain i don'ts
and throw them away to rot
my nectar is not to be stolen
and made into honey
that you will one day take for granted
on your piece of morning toast
and my beauty
wasn't made for admiration
but it is the way i am created
do not steal it away with your
consumer mind
YOU ARE READING
nostrum
Poetry‣ nostrum noun { a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective } - = ≡ ___________ [ previously published as " pills and alcohol " ] ◂
