Petal Pullers

my pet daisy is dying

lil’ petals curling black

still

~she loves me~

does she not?

brave face fading

despite cater-pillars bracing her

there is nothing to be done

love pulling her

to save her…

she’s a sweet pet,

honeybees needing her

but I wonder if I should bury her all the same,

~though I love her~

do I not?

so she can again push up

lifting

new life. . .