The Wounded

A person is like a flower

They blossom, They bloom

A person is like an animal 

in an empty room.

when a person is cared for,

They grow big and strong.

when neglected,

they believe they did wrong.

A person wilts like a flower

only after we have cried our last tear

A person whines like an animal

when we experience fear.

A person is like a flower,

So fragile and weak.

And of course like an animal,

naive and meek