you plucked off my petals
temporary admiration

then expelled me
back to the dirt
in a claimed pursuit of time
the unobtainable

they say you indulged in another
I watched you roam around the garden

if you thought
I was beautiful
then why the ****
did you **** me?

I am your worthlessness, personified
your undesired offspring cast aside
project the guilt through hostility
reflect the problems and faults onto me
pathetic coward, you have the nerve
to blame this on me?
you think this world owes you a favor
poor, twisted reality
the heaviest grudge anchors my heart to the floor
I locked it behind you when you walked out the door
tear me down
further minimize yourself
mutilated ego
your pride is your health
forgiveness runs black
every morning I skip a meal
abandonment inflicted
the wound that cannot heal

comfort cages our hearts side by side
I fall into you and back we slide
crashing through cycles
steady and sour
our minds unhinged
we make each other cringe
still we sit and water this dead flower