Flowers

Wake up like a daisy,
Start the day like a blazing star,
Hold your bleeding heart,
Laugh out loud like camellia,
Blink your eyes like poppy,
Like a lotus in mud,
Like a cactus in the sand,
Live your life like a colorful rose,
Some feel you like foxglove,
Some call you water hemlock,
Some feel you lavender,
Some call you hibiscus,
Crocus bloom in the snow,
Canna lily bloom in the sun,
But you need to bloom in every situation,
Don’t be delicate like Jacaranda,
Stay strong like Hydrangea,
You know what you are,
You always blossom like a flower.

-Prasanna Pala