A Flower's Poison

I planted the lonely little  seed  

And shared my sunlight 

Almost instantly

It’s petals blossomed out of the forgotten shade 

Into the warmth of the sun’s bright smile 

I was there for its many wilts

Willingly tending to its parched roots 

Holding it up when it broke 

I became its new backbone and bent my own 

The seed I once knew grew into a tall, powerful  flower

And I began to feel weak  

It’s beautiful petals turned away from me 

Facing the other flowers in the field 

As I stood in my splotch of sunlight 

Its petals stood in front of me 

Blocking the little amount of  light I had left 

I became so small 

That it was my turn to be the wilted one

My petals continued to  fall to the ground 

One by one each day

As I sunk into the depths of the bitter soil

The flower did nothing 

And the flower that I had planted 

Was now a tree 

Towering over me

Its  roots grasping me so tight 

That I might never have the opportunity to  be in the sunlight again