There is a flower
called Darlingtonia
What a lovely name,
That literally says darling,
Begging for you to love it.
But this isn’t a beautiful flower
With flayed out petals,
That announce its self to the world.
This flower is carnivorous
Luring in its victims to climb into its mouth,
Where they will become trapped and die.
Though she is truly a fighter,
Popping up in harsh serpentine soil.
She lives, despite the world working against her.
Oh Darling
You are so much more amazing,
Then all the colored petals could ever convey.
-ALC March 27, 2017