If you let me.
You may think I’m
Like others,
I’m not—
I love you
Inside out
And am far
More needy
Than you
Ever thought.
I’m a forgotten plant
In a wintry room
Feeble and dusty
In the gloom
But find me
Water me,
Give me a place
And I will blossom
In beautiful ways…
If you let me.
