You lied,
Said Flower Child
To me
There is no escaping it
It is true
There is no flowery lie
The petals have fallen off
He loves you not

Hopes plucked
Much like the petals
You pluck
To divine
Questions and answers
Going around in circles
Like daisy chains
On your head like a crown

Despair in your eyes
Once gorgeous,
Now blank,
Once verdant,
Now dry,
For there is no love
There is no requite

I apologise,
Dearest Flower Child
But look
You have bloomed
You have changed
You have grown stronger
From allowing yourself to be weak
To be emotionally vulnerable
Heart fluttering
Like leaves in the wind scattering

And now,
Flower Child, please
It is time to regrow
Bloom brighter
Bloom stronger
Bloom longer
You will love again
The world is a garden
So, there is a good many more
Flowers for you to fancy