If a flower doesn’t bloom where it is located at,
You change the location where the flower sat.
You make sure it has water, sunlight, and care.
You can not just put that flower anywhere.
It has to be planted where the soil is very rich.
It can be planted on a flat surface or in a ditch.
You do not blame the flower, for refusing to grow.
There are so many factors to growth, I know.
Once the flower is where it belongs, it will be strong.
That is because it knows it isn’t them, that is wrong.
The flower will grow tall and with great beauty.
It will have what it needs to perform any duty.
But if the flower is not moved, it will surely die.
Many people will be sad and start to wonder why.
Why did the flower not bloom like the all the rest?
It did not feel safe or pass the basic needs test.
So when a flower bloomed before, but isn’t any more.
It just needs more attention than it ever did before.
Find out what is wrong, and fix those things, you see.
And that flower will finally grow through great adversity.
Written by: Craig Dunkleberger
Poetry for Emotionally Smart Living 