Precious flower
I hold on to you
Nature, earth, sun, wind
How still you sway from side to side
They are plucking petals off your stalk
And still I hold on to you
I smell your scent
I soak in your beauty
And I hurt as I watch you wither away
Giving away my precious petals
You let them in
I hold on to you
But when I shut my eyes to sleep
They pluck your petals
You stagger, you stutter, swaying from side to side
I am still holding on to what’s left of you
Though you let them pluck your petals
Plucking at you
Endlessly
Plucking petals
©Nina Fabunmi
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