Petals in the Grass

If there's someone

For everyone

Then how come

There's no one

To be my only one

When one is all I need?

I'm skipping stones

All alone

The telephone's

A monotone

So I sing into a megaphone

Tear my heart from my sleeve

All these petals in the grass

Can't answer the question that I asked

Does she love me? Does she love me not?

If she doesn't love me, then what else have I got?

It used to be a daisy, I'm going crazy

Somebody save me before I stop

When I say hi

To passersby

I wonder why

They seem to try

To never look me in the eye

I think it's kind of strange

Does it help

The loneliness?

We're all a mess

Life's complex

Expect ourselves to be the best

Without having to change

All these petals in the grass

Can't answer the question that I asked

Does she love me? Does she love me not?

If she doesn't love me, then what else have I got?

It used to be a daisy, I'm going crazy

Somebody save me before I stop

These walk-on parts

With shopping carts

Broken hearts

And question marks

While in the dark

The circling sharks

Smell blood in the water

These cutout scenes

From magazines

And plasticine

Daily routines

Of smart machines 

And pixel dreams

Just fantasy fodder

All these petals in the grass

Can't answer the question that I asked

Does she love me? Does she love me not?

If she doesn't love me, then what else have I got?

It used to be a daisy, I'm going crazy

Somebody save me before I stop

© 2021 Zach Sands, PhD