Sometimes I feel
like a wildflower.
Other times
a store-bought bouquet
waiting to be taken home.
Beauty is a gift.
Beauty is a curse.
Everyone wants a flower.
Nobody asks the field
how much blood it costs
to bloom.
I am afraid
of becoming beautiful
for the same reason
I am afraid
of being owned.
4d ago
May 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM UTC
Sometimes I feel
like a wildflower.
Other times
a store-bought bouquet
waiting to be taken home.
Beauty is a gift.
Beauty is a curse.
Everyone wants a flower.
Nobody asks the field
how much blood it costs
to bloom.
I am afraid
of becoming beautiful
for the same reason
I am afraid
of being owned.
