Literature
Weeds
“Get away from me!” I shriek,
I’m entangled again,
I’m overwhelmed.
Once a brilliant flower,
vibrant, vivacious.
“Let go of me!” I shriek,
inflexible in your constricted grasp,
I’m hopeless.
Once a prosperous field,
forthwith, I struggle to breath.
“Be gone!” I shriek,
as you encase me with your firm stems,
I’m defenseless.
Once blooming with unending beauty,
abruptly, I grimace and wince.
“Flee!” I shriek,
I feel myself weaken as your grip suffocates me,
I’m etiolated.
Once infinite and free,
yet now my petals shrivel to the ground, destroyed.
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