Bonsai:Sickly

 They trimmed you to the quick

too much and twisted you

until the sap would not flow

to all the parts of you

that needed to thrive

and now you are here,

shrunken, barely alive,

wondering why 

the work they made of you 

was not a success

having done nothing for your 

happiness

and everything to make your

bonsai brain this mess.

I could tell them first of all

you were never a plant,

and tend to you like  

I was a good aunt and could

fertilize you and realize

a new you

with care I never knew--

or I could have you learn to do you and flower on your own

by showing you 

what should have been shown to you

from the very first--

the life force uncut just bursts

and you will find a way. 

You will find a way.