Dandelions Don't Grant Wishes
Your aspirations hang onto me like wishes
Swelling the stalks of dandelions
They are carrying themselves on the hope
That silver frosted florets can make it to life
You offered up your dreams
Under false pretense that I could grant them
I apologize for making you believe
That they belonged to me
My fears make me unworthy of your future
Were you fooled by my misconceiving appearance?
Did I radiate from below the concrete with confidence?
I wished the universe would have told you
That beauty is not always honest
It can be filled with disappointment
I was swaying in a field of daisies
Fooling myself, never conscious at the fact
That me and them were different
That they stood constant
While I swelled into a thousand wishes
While they stood living
I was ripped from the roots
And introduced to selfishness
Of someone who picked nature before
She was ready to be a mother
Now I have a decision
To let your craving for breathing
And the want to sway in the breeze
Engulfed in a field of daisies
Sprout into existence
Or leave your wishes falling into the air
Leave you holding your breathe,
Suffocating that mommy will not let you down
I wonder who told children that dandelions grant wishes?
Who lied and said close your eyes and all your dreams
Will appear before you
Just leave your life in its hands
Who lied?
And told you
Your mother will be beautiful
Beauty is not as brave as it seems
My darling, I am a weed
I am sorry
I hope next time you pick a rose
Because its thorns will be expected
You will have no false expectations
And it will never be the enemy
And it will always beautiful
And it will not disappointment you
And it will love you
It will love you
It will love you into existence