Live

a prompt i was given was: A houseplant is dying, tell it why it needs to live. soo... yeah

Live

Live,

You silly little thing,

Your my one and only child.

My breath, my life.

I apologize for leaving you here,

In this nursery for the day.

I understand you need water too, now,

And this mistake won’t again be made.

 

Perk up my little darling,

You beautiful thing.

My life depends on you,

And the oxygen you bring.

Please don’t leave me alone,

Here in this bright hot light,

I brought a gift for you.

Another house plant, do you like Her?

 

There is so much more I could say to you,

So please stay alive,

I raised you from a seedling,

I don’t want to see you die.

Here have some water,

Some tears and sweat if you must.

I put everything I am into you,

You are the one I can trust.

 

Live,

You treasured friend.

You’re the only one left,

When I need comfort, you’re there

You shouldn’t be lifeless and dull.

You are better than this I know,

Your not quite this frail

So perk up little houseplant.

Greet your new friend.

I invited her here to make you happy,

Not to see you tear.

Author's Note

highlighted words and phrases just stood out to me. no idea why.

Reviews

[Daniel Eaves]

I really like this, even the idea is great - a lot better than the miserable 'why should I live?' poems we read all the time. Your use of green in the text is poignant and pleasant.

One point to to improve is one of grammar - you use 'your' instead of 'you're' a couple of times, but that's easily edited.

Thanks for the positive vibes, and telling all us little house plants why we should live.

[krbluemoon]

this is fantastic, i just love how u put your heart into it