Fallen Orchid
Fallen Orchid
grown constrained
cultivated
in highly controlled conditions
Overlooked
the masses preferring
the understood cliché of red roses
or even simple daisies
Yet perservering
strong stalked
thick leaved
and heavy blossomed
found
then cherished
and loved
Then one day
for reasons unknown
the petals crumple and fall
It’s just the cycle
life
health
growth
and crumpled petals falling
Too meek now
finery lost
just a small naked leaf
and bound stem
I don’t know how
to make you
bloom again