erispoetry

we put in everything we had

water

warmth

kept it in the nicest places- where it could feel the gentle heat of the sun

the light wash of rain





we tried

we really ******* tried.





you have to realise, darling,

no matter how much you try to foster it

an artificial plant will not grow.

it isn’t alive.



                                                             it isn’t r e a l.

[artificial plant]