Abject Sunflower

Downtrodden face down

The sun has gone away

And so with it my spirit

Until another day

I look upon the ground

My gaze so blurred and shallow

So weak and unobtrusive

My petals sickly sallow

Wilting still, seeds all pecked out 

Useful only as fodder

The flower once so vibrant, bright

Each day is looking odder

I’m fading now, as petals fall

Unto the earth I go

Until harsh seasons have passed by

And then my seeds will sow

When frozen ground has all thawed out

Germination can return

Awoken from my restful state

Time out has now adjourned

I follow sun, the warmth and glow

My energy restored

Emitting rays of all that’s good

Is what I work towards

From shadows deep and dark and sad

The loneliness is cast

Drawing from experience

And all that’s from the past

I’ll remember seasons come and go

With each I must adjust

I know that I will be OK

On this I put my trust

THE END