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Ode to Artificial Flowers

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You, fake unspecial dull-colored disappointment 

You, fireworks turned to droplets of glitters

You were always left alone

Instead of water, your vase is filled with stones

Your skin brittle and dry

Your body thin and thornless

You pride yourself on not getting to hurt anyone 

And yet nobody has touched you

Rain is a speck of glue

Sunlight, a stranger you never met

They say you'll never need it 

One theory is that you will die like this

Believing you never had a life

Surrounded by webs and dust hidden in the dark

But I do not believe it

You are still here

Still here standing still

It is not your fault people are dumb enough to not see you

To want roses that die

To want something whose odor gets foul as time goes by

Another theory is that because you are a fake

A replica of a beauty that cannot last

But you are a disappointment

You never could acquire the fragrance the "real" ones had

You are a painting of a fruit basket

The braille of words

A remedy to a known cure

But I also do not believe that

How can a fake be something so different

How can a replica have an identity

It is never because of sharing the same dagger of vanity

But that does not matter isn't it? 

You are you

Unchanging

Your petals do not wither in autumn 

The same way your grief never goes away

You asked yourself "why am I here?" 

Left behind from styrofoam stands

And failed confessions

You see, the thing about grief

Is it is worse when you are the only one who feels it


24 Launchers recommend this story
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"Instead of water, your vase is filled with stones" I ♥ it
launchora_imgEsther Hoang
5 years ago
this reminds me of "Ode to my bitch face"
launchora_imgAstro Naught
5 years ago
Well, that was too great of a poem. Although structurally, I really wanted it to be somewhat similar. Took months to notice thanks for pointing it out. It is somehow connected on why I wrote this poem.
launchora_imgMeghamala Meghu
5 years ago
Is it worse when you are the only one who feels it, a kind of rhythm....So fantastic
launchora_imgAstro Naught
5 years ago
Glad you appreciated. Thanks!
launchora_imgSwati Rawat
5 years ago
"How can a fake be something so different How can a replica have an identity" - This is stuck in my head!
launchora_imgAstro Naught
5 years ago
Wow. I'm honored!
launchora_imgLost Julia
5 years ago
And the only one who'll have to deal with it. Amazing work as always ♡
launchora_imgAstro Naught
5 years ago
Thanks a lot. I guess it's not really us that is amazing. But the stories we write. Yours are exceptionally inspiring.
launchora_imgLost Julia
5 years ago
Thank you for giving them a read, but I think it's not just your stories that are amazing. I say you're amazing. After all, you wrote them down with a part of you.
launchora_imgAstro Naught
5 years ago
I guess I have no choice but to take the compliment. Haha. Thanks it means a lot.
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