Here are the things they do not tell you: For when you are looking in the mirror. To plant your garden, you must first Have seeds. My seeds are the flowers, on the roadside, then in my hand, on the way to school. My seeds are the conversations, with my friend, as we discuss rocks and pain and growth and guys. My seeds are the beauty I try so hard to see in the mirror. (I fail some days to see anything other than a ...) To sprout your garden, you must have water. My water is the tears I shed late last night, because my friend was hurting. My water is the cup I spilled on the floor in english So that I would have a excuse to not look him in the eye. My water is words and words and words some more To grow your garden, you must work work to remove the weeds and the blades and the stones that your mind has hidden in there. To be a garden, you must simply try. And the beautiful thing is, that's already happening.
