Bliss

How did I
ignore when did 
I decide and
why did I 
decline myself in
lieu of others 
what makes one 
shrink and shy
and choose to 
cry in silence 
why oh why 
has it taken 
so very long 
for me to 
understand and accept 
that the only 
one who never 
leaves is me 
and that I 
now at least 
need to be 
pampered and pruned 
and watered and 
at long last 
and mostly loved 
blossom dear me
bloom in bliss