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Watering Dead Flowers
April 5, 2016
She goes out into the garden everyday
To water the flowers
But the flowers died a long time ago
They wilt in the sun
Where they once flourished
So she sets up a tent
surrounding the garden
Bringing her entire home
into darkness
The wind blows them away
When they once stood strong
So she brings the flowers inside
And she never feels the wind again
One day she finally comes to realize
That the flowers have past
But it's too late to plant fresh flowers
For as she watered the dead flowers
She drowned the soil
© Allison S., Eau Claire, WI
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This piece is about someone who is having trouble letting go of the past, the sun represents current happiness, which the flowers would be in if they were still alive, but new happiness washes them away, the same as new memories would, the wind symbolizes new memories. The drowned soil symbolizes her damaged soul, and ho she was so much left to give, that its's too much, and she would just drown any new flowers due to her state.