WINDOW SILL PLANT

PLANT THAT DIED ON THE WINDOW SILL

I FORGOT TO WATER YOU, I FORGOT TO WILL

YOU TO LIVE, YOU TO GROW

NOW YOU'RE BROWN, NOW YOU KNOW

The tag said"easy care, low light"

Just like me, just like my life

But even easy needs something

Even simple needs watering

I watched you yellow, watched you fade

Just like the promises she made

Just like the love I couldn't keep

Just like the sleep I couldn't sleep

Buddha said life is suffering

My plant is proof of everything

I couldn't give what it required

I couldn't give what she desired

Brown leaves

Brown heart

Brown grieves

Brown art

PLANT THAT DIED, PLANT THAT DIED

I KILLED YOU GENTLY, I NEVER TRIED

TO LEARN WHAT YOU NEEDED, TO LEARN HOW

NOW YOU'RE GONE, JUST LIKE HER NOW

PLANT THAT DIED, PLANT THAT DIED

I WATERED YOU WITH TEARS I CRIED

BUT TEARS DON'T NOURISH, THEY JUST WET

THEY JUST REMIND ME TO FORGET

I'll buy another one next week

Name it something else, something meek

Something that won't remind me of

The failure of my love

I put you in the trash...

The soil scattered...

Like my hope...

Like my care...

(Lid closes)