Wilted flowers looking so
Sad
Forlorn
Once so pretty
Smelled so sweet when
They were first
Picked
     
How is it this
Has
Happened
That something
Once so precious is
Now so
Worthless
     
Tried to
Capture their
Beauty
Brighten up my life
Bringing home a
Bit of
Magic
     
But in trying to
Hold them I
Destroyed them
Trying to hold them I
Lost the
Joy they first
Brought
     
Now all I
Have
Left
Is an empty memory
More rubbish to
Get rid
Of
     
Lost it all in
Trying to
Have
Could've let them be and
They might still
Possess their
Beauty
     
Could have
Accepted the
Moment
Enjoyed them and
Then
Moved
On
     
Left them to
Bring joy to
Others
Left them for
Others to share
Let them
Be
     
But I had to
Have
Them
Trying to hold on to
Something I could
Never
Have
     
Need to learn to
Cherish their
Beauty
But to let them be
Enjoy and then
Walk
On
     
If I'd wanted to enjoy their
Beauty
Again
I could have gone back
Instead of denying them
Their
Roots
     
Ignored what they needed to
Continue to
Be
In my selfishness
Trying to please
Only
Me

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