You were born
To tend a garden of flowers
To help them bloom
And watch them grow
No flower unwanted
No flower over looked
But too much focus
And too much free time
Spent on just one
No matter how it makes you feel
When that flower is gone
You will come to see
That your garden has gone empty
The others have died away
So please don’t fret
But I’m afraid that as of yet
You will soon find
That you’ve spent too much time
Please don’t get fenced in
By the demands of one flower
It may help you to survive
But it won’t let you thrive
There’s a bouquet of flowers for you
Just across that line
Don’t look back
You can still return there
As a matter of fact
That flower should be able to share
And try not to possess you
There’s no new you
In this very new place
Just the You that you are
And how you can be that
In this space
So though life may shift and change
The essence of you is very much the same
Don’t let your garden whither
And those flowers you hold dear
I know that’s very hard
When you’re not as near
But you were born for more
Than a one flower life
Please look at your world
Though it may feel tiny sometimes
There are flowers everywhere
That need your sunshine
Your joy
Your care
It’s just hard to see
When the moon is there
Casting shadows over everything
2/4/19 – ALJ
