Germination

Is this poem just another

manifestation of her narcissism?

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How could it be about him, when it’s only

in her dreams she gets to see his face?

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When they first met, should she have bitten

her tongue instead of spilled her fantasies?

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How cute is it that she so unknowingly

gave away so many clues?

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How cute is it that, when she learned

about the marshmallow experiment,

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she remembered the temptation

and was too impatient to see the reward?

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How cute is it that she hated

how easy it was to get her way

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yet pouted when he made her wait?

All of this, only for her to plead, beg,

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seduce and use her charm to try

to get what she wanted anyway?

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How cute is it that she learned

something about herself and thought

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she would get a prize, an award,

gold at the end of the rainbow?

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How cute is it that on the other end

of the phone he sees right through it all?

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How cute is it that she lost track of time

after only two days, and two days have

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actually been five days, have actually been

two weeks, have actually been two months?

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How cute is it that the most impossible

lesson for her is to think before she speaks?

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How many times does she have to be left

on read, told no clear answer,

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denied her desire, and strung along

to be called delusional instead of loyal?

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Does it matter, at this point, which one

she is—delusional or loyal?

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Before all this, did he know she would

grow into a wildflower instead of a rose?