Failing at this
I am failing at this
backwards
it is failing me
yes
just a flower growing in a garden
me all petal patterned
light punched
yes I am failing to get affirmation from the roses
and the rhododendrons are lying about me
I am failing
to get you here between crimson and persimmon
failing to show you something clean
there is dirt everywhere
this will never be finished
the weeds refuse to agree
spirals buckle
the labyrinth leaks
the garden has secrets
that no one tends
failure is in the soil
tucked under my nails