Gone To Seed

Hibiscus
They tricked us
out of four days pay

Carnation
Incineration
burning two worlds whole

Rose
They chose
to lay upon your grave

Lily of the Valley
Laying beside Sally
before she runs to play

Mourning Glory
Where’s the story
we promised Hilly today?

Dandelion
She’s been crying
since the day you left,
for the

Hibiscus
Had gone and tricked us
out of four years and a day,
but

Chinese Lilac
Said they would pay back
all the notions of the lost

Rose
That grows
six feet under into clay.