they used you as a supplement
to complement leafy greens
make their hair shiny
take away the aches and pains
of nomadic upbringings the soreness of wandering
and now
and now your uses are so few
we've got salad dressings
shampoos and aspirin
houses carefully furnished with all of the comforts
of a society based on wants
and now
and now the purpose of your life
little bloom little sprig
is to simply be looked at
enjoyed for your vibrance your God-made evidence
your softness and possible danger
blooming in ditches next to roads we've paved
looking up at the sun while i look at you
and wonder where you've been
all the changes you've seen
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