NURTURE

Nurture, and the seeds
take root, grounded,
stretch and one day
they will show their beauty
in elaborate displays,

stems growing stronger
against daunting winds,
leaves in waves of defiance,
young and determined,

together, their strength
supporting their existence,
in natural alliance,
in the throes of violence,
with voluminous exchange,

rooted in human nature,
resistance flourishing in a land
dead and barren of
empathy and real change.