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Rated: E · Poetry · Personal · #1605496
This is one of my favorite poems.
Roots lie underneath
gilded in grime
Above the bitter sight
stands a flower

A perk of nature
A sweet taste to the eyes
compared to rot

Beneath every flower
is a secret root,
it doesn't introduce itself,
it is too shy.
It hides, only to
be dug up by the
curious
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