'Lavender and Off-White' by Ravyn LaRue

I've gotten into a habit
as of late
to write my poems
very conversationally
particularly when I'm writing to you

I think this is because
I do this as a coping mechanism
and most people cope
through confiding

I don't quite like this
yet I reject the notion of
floral verse for faux flower's sake

Flowers are beautiful because they can die
like the two you got me on Valentine's day
and so my good poems are good
because there are such fleeting few
and that's terrifically sad
but at least there are some good ones

And this is evidently not among them