Red Spider Lilies

A poem about society as a whole

Drifting in a field of sapphire,

With dreams of peace and prosperity.

Bountiful in zealous desire,

The narcissus steadily wilts and withers.

 

An aura of gold,

Complete with charming airs

As a reputation to uphold;

To conceal the developing crack in the mirror.

 

The guardians, the progenitors;

Looking through the distorted lens

The educators, the society;

With suffocating evaluations.

 

“only 5^th......”

“………how ostentati……”

 “…ad upbringing…..”

“…feel sorry………….arents…”

 

That breach in the mirror.

It left a scar.

An old wound.

To be later reopened for further agony.

 

A flash of lightning,

A crack of thunder;

The narcissus, disintegrated;

The bleached rose, shattered.

 

Black tears cease flowing:

Replaced by a silent scream.

 

They say to make your dream a reality,

But forget a nightmare is a dream.

 

And somewhere in a dark void,

Red spider lilies bloom.

Author's Note

Would like to know what you think about the symbolism and what is happening in the poem.

If you are curious about the flower symbolism, check out the 花言葉 Hanakotoba (the japanese language of flowers).