Petals

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I am a flower, and you are the sun. Under your celestial glow is where I can be found. I bloom and find myself by the rays of your light. I blossom and know that I am right where I belong. My roots grow deep and become entangled by your beauty. I remain grounded and stable despite harsh winds that test my strength. Your warmth surrounds me, and I am consoled. We harmonize beautifully and over time become one.

Your heat beats down, and my spirit runs dry. I am among the silent majority; one of many to grab your attention. It is only for a little while, yet I had hopes that you would change. Hopes that you would love me tenderly with warmth and light. I thirst for something to soothe the burn. I need something to calm your raging fire that lives deep within. The fire that burns on for eternity.

My days become cold without the warmth of your light. My leaves turn a burnt orange and begin to decay. The only remnants of your dark night are the light layers of frost that cover the roof tops and the cool, stinging bite I feel upon my tips. Any hope I had for warmer days is fading away. I remind myself that the space that comes between us is just as important as the time we spend together. Without it, the true value of what we could have is lost and the beauty forgotten.

I haven't been able to see your face and revel in the beauty of it for a while now. There is a great weight upon me that has left no sign of lifting any time soon. My body has become frozen, and I feel as if your warmth will do nothing to thaw it. I have lost count of the days since your departure, and I have lost all hope of your return. I feel the cold run through my veins, and you are to blame. You ignited a fire deep within me that could not be tamed and rather than put it out, you covered it and kept it hidden. You ignored it and left it to fade on its own. Don't you know by now? That fire, which is a symbol of my love for you, will never fade. It will never go out. That fire will burn for all of eternity, and nothing you say or do will stop it from doing so.

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