FLOWERS (Poem)
Hey y’all!
The writing prompt for Day 25 of National Poetry Writing Month is to write a love poem, one that names at least one flower, contains one parenthetical statement, and in which at least some lines break in unusual places.
Here is my poem:
FLOWERS
By Farah Lawal Harris, © 2023
I am a sunflower, growing
toward the sun and sprouting
edible seeds before
I’m gone. I believe
you always saw my petals
through tightly wrapped leaves atop
hardened off stem.
(You must’ve smelled them
the night pheromones
tickled our souls.)
You bloom alongside me,
entangling roots with endless room
to grow.
Imagine I used to fear the rain
that waters our soil.
Imagine believing
that I’m in control.