wilting flowers
13 August 2023 20:18![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wilting flowers
I don’t understand
The conventionality of flowers.
Why are they such a symbol of love?
After a week or two
You wilt alongside them
You too droop when you see them.
They are as temporary as
The love they are given with.
Or maybe the love they never had.
A bouquet of
Snapdragons
Tansys
Marigolds
Purple Hyacinths
Two-Toned Carnations
Yellow Roses.
They look beautiful in the moment
But only because you
Accept them at face value.
You let them sit in a vase
Thinking the water would stop them from wilting
The same way you think that receiving them
Would save your relationship.