a leaf slipping through the hollows of my ribs

*if i ate a

flower

seed,*

they say

*would i be

as beautiful

inside

as the flower

that grew

within me?*

they ask

and so i took

a flower seed,

popped it into

my mouth and

drank water to

moisturize it

everyday.

i felt it grow

and grow,

i felt a leaf

slipping

between the

hollows of

my ribcage.

i felt it

cradle my

lungs, a

perfect

description

of a hopeless

romantic tied

to its lover.

on one

unfortunate

day, however,

the vines

got hold

of my beating

heart too tightly.

i gasped

for air as the

flower ******

the life out of

me, but it

continued

to bloom

without a care

of my soul.

and there i lay,

motionless, dead

as the flower

blossomed

out of my opened

chest, making me

beautiful

inside out.

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