It's not Poetry and Flowers

I have an obsession with flower meanings and I didn't want to put them on my fandom blog. You can search by flower name or by meaning. I have tagged all. Thanks!

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Life is fleeting 

Nothing is forever

Love fades

Fame dies 

Forever is a myth.

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The coffee shop is a myth

No one comes to say hello

No one cares

Love is lost

You let it go

You chose your career

But it was the right choice

At least you tell yourself

You say it every night

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You’re a grown woman

Still afraid of her mother

Trying to play it cool

Flighty and indecisive 

Everything you said you wouldn’t be

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I am my biggest critic

     Other than my mother

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The worst thing that ever happened to me

     was myself

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Memories can change

As easily as photoshop

Happy to sad

Sad to regret

Preservation is key

To your memory

And your sanity

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Bugloss- Falsehood

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Branch of Currants- You Please All

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Box Tree- Stoicism, Constancy

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Black Poplar- Courage

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I am what I am

I am a scientist

Full of questions and curiosity

I am an animal person

Always looking for young puppies

I am a chef

Baking cookies to ravioli

I am a scuba diver

Taking deep breathes deep below the surface

I am a swimmer 

More comfortable in the water than on land

I am a student

Studying my life away

I am a poet

Letting words flow out of my body

I am a fish owner

Making fake bubble sounds

I am a coach 

Hoping all my children will do their best

I am a lot of things

I am what I am

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Comparisons

I am strong

Like the ocean

I am frail

Like ice

I am terrifying

Like a hurricane

I am soft

Like the glow of the moon

I am forever

Like the galaxy

I am small

Like a star in the sky

I am new

Like a fresh love

I am old

Like life on Earth

Whatever you compare me to

I am me

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These words

When I write

I do because

There are words

Pulsing in my veins

Stories that need writing

Not always my own

But always personal

I bleed these words

Onto a page

Not always blank

These words are scribbles

Currently undefined

Hasty thoughts

Unfinished processing

These words are me

Locked away

Kept hidden

Until they

Burst.

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Ali

Describe yourself in one word

They asked

But wouldn’t accept my name

I am not only one word

But a collection of

Words, Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions

Different from everyone.

So I had to change my answer

Only one thing came to mind:

Unique 

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I choose Drowning

I am drowning

But I love it

The slow pull of the current

The sound of the water

The fullness of the ocean

I choose this life

Filled and dangerous

Opposite of my past

Reckless, sure,

A completely new me

I am drowning

Of at least my old self is.

But the new me has fills 

And a strong arm to swim

I will survive this water

But she will not

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Us

Bisexual

People say with disgust

Or awe.

But never in a normal voice

Slut, Confused, or Rowdy

If I am those

It is not based on that

Each individual

Does not define the group

Watch me grow

Watch me fight

 But I do not represent

All

I am me.

Fighting for,

But not defining

Us.

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My Wife

My world revolves

Around one bright smile

And two shining eyes

Of this woman

I’m compelled to protect

She’s more woman than

Anyone could ever guess

Strong as anyone could be

Miles, and trips, and hours,

Away

And I’m still compelled

I love you

My wife