wildflower

(tired of your shadow...)

(should've faded by now...)

(let me forget...)

You bloom for the daylight

Turn from the storm

Beauty in distance

Roots never warm

I waited through thunder

You stayed out of view

Laughter in the hallway

Never came through

Empty chairs waiting

No knock at the door

Storms in the silence

You gave nothing more

Wilted words linger

I called out your name

Missed every signal

You never came

Wildflower, out of reach

Beautiful, untouched by grief

You never asked if I was okay

You faded fast when skies turned gray

Wildflower, echo in the room

Lovely in daylight, gone too soon

Tired of pulling you from my mind

Wildflower, you never unwind

You show up for summer

Vanish by fall

Sun through the window

No comfort at all

I bury the longing

You don't even know

Seeds in the shadows

Still you grow

Crowds make you brighter

Alone, you withdraw

I needed a question

You gave me a wall

All of my grieving

Was met with your hush

Roots pulling deeper

I'm tired of the rush

Wildflower, out of reach

Beautiful, untouched by grief

You never asked if I was okay

You faded fast when skies turned gray

Wildflower, echo in the room

Lovely in daylight, gone too soon

Tired of pulling you from my mind

Wildflower, you never unwind

You only show color

When weather is right

You're gone by the darkness

You live for the light

I water the memories

I tend to the ache

A garden gone empty

More than I can take