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Stripped
Curious hands rip pale petals
Dirty minds go for the stem
And once the flower has been stripped
The garden gate swings open
First they trample useless weeds
Running for the virgin bed
Of pretty plants in every color
Little sprouts just starting to bud
And those are the unluckiest ones
So naked, dewy and fresh
Pubescent pollen just on the tip
Youthful, young
And helpless
All it takes, is one fine snip
For the roots to leave its dirt
Innocent flowers grown in a row
Raped in vases just for show
How they cry at those who seed them
Wishing they’d never been sowed
They suck their nectar to the bone
Digging into every softened edge
Once calloused hands molest them down
They print a price, and tie a bow
Before their leaves turn to brown
Dirty minds go for the stem
And once the flower has been stripped
The garden gate swings open
First they trample useless weeds
Running for the virgin bed
Of pretty plants in every color
Little sprouts just starting to bud
And those are the unluckiest ones
So naked, dewy and fresh
Pubescent pollen just on the tip
Youthful, young
And helpless
All it takes, is one fine snip
For the roots to leave its dirt
Innocent flowers grown in a row
Raped in vases just for show
How they cry at those who seed them
Wishing they’d never been sowed
They suck their nectar to the bone
Digging into every softened edge
Once calloused hands molest them down
They print a price, and tie a bow
Before their leaves turn to brown
Published 9th Jul 2021
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