Flower Girl

There's a girl who lived on the edge of town

Face caught in a permanent frown

Eyes seldom closed

Features remain composed

There's a girl with a light in her eyes

There are people who tell her lies

There's a boy who couldn't have her

Oh, what a strange pair they were

He rode his bike to the edge of town

To see the girl who only let him down

He planted daisys in her pores

And rode his bike to the shores

He brought back pearls and clams

To bestow into her waiting hands

Soon, the boy slowed

His affection for her began to erode

The girl sprouted vines from her fingertips

And daffodils grew from her lips

The boy's hair turned grey

His dreams floated away

Memories

Of

The

Flowers

All

He

Has

Left