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The Story of The Petal and Me

December 10, 2020
By Sofi_Castillo BRONZE, Seguin, Texas
Sofi_Castillo BRONZE, Seguin, Texas
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What is life without seeing through mine, is that something as divine?

Is it smooth and polished similar to a flower petal-

Or is it burdensome, or it’s like having a deferred income,

Perhaps it's the disturbance of seeing the flower settle 

No matter how healthy or elegant it starts to dwindle-

                                             Only I was more gentle…


While I hear the cheering, I stood there contemplating and fearing,

What to come, the future for me and the petal I adore-

We would both know what to come next, but in denial as we go

It begins to snow, but I would still love to witness us soar-

Snow becomes heavy, this is nothing to go uncared-for

                                           But it became nothing more... 


The author's comments:

This poem is a mimicked version of "The Raven" by Edgar Alan Poe--the meter, rhyme scheme, and syllables are all inspired by Poe's poem. This poem is the story of a flower petal that symbolizes how we only tend to receive the beauty and happiness of the beautiful natural occurring parts of life. Sometimes we know those bad events are about to happen due to our actions beforehand but try to push them away. The more we push away, the worse the situation gets. This is represented by the death of the flower petal. 


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