Contributor's contribution: lad trope house plant death cult

A poem for a summer slipping away before it arrives.

M.E. Grey is a British-origin poet based in Brussels.

lad trope house plant death cult

				I can only disappoint you, cos I always let you down
				I can only disappoint you, always

Sensitive boy:
you know you can give something to someone
but never anticipate the limits of your care
you share your regret, you blame yourself
but not enough to change

				Oh, you know it makes me so angry, cause I know that in time
				I’ll only make you cry, this is our last goodbye

Sensitive man:
you try to have some life in your life
you buy some houseplants for your home
a woman meets your crippling doubt – with tears
a houseplant meets your shrivelling drought – without

				If I go, it’s not impossible, possible is probably wrong
				So let go, cause I’m afraid to try

Responsible adult:
did you learn nothing from your youth and all those songs?
still so selfish, to impose on another life to meet your desires
heartbreak is a metaphor for those girls you let down
death is a fact for these plants you forget

Careless owner:
you manipulate the vulnerable
and you will kill again