The Orchid

It is a new day in the meadow

The shiny ray of sunshine kisses the closed petals

Basking in the warmth, the flower smiles

Slowly unfolding its petals, one by one

The meadow is good, the meadow is pure

At ease, the fragile orchid fully extends

Opening to the world, holding nothing back

Reaching to its neighbours, probing the connection

Hello, beautiful orchid, says the shadow

You are so pure and so kind

I love you with whole my heart

I will give you the world if you come with me.

Intrigued, the orchid approaches the shadow

Surprised, it looks at the gooey feel sneaking over its petals

The shadow says, do not worry, Orchid

I will protect you against the wrongs of the world.

Puzzled, the orchid trusts

Confused, the orchid lets the shadow pluck one of its petals

Mystified, the orchid gets a glance at the evil true face of the shadow

The orchid tries to flee

But the shadow holds it tight

Ensues a long tug of war

At each pull, the orchid loses a petal

At each push, the orchid drops sap

The orchid needs to find the warmth of the light in the depth of itself

The orchid needs to trust in the strength of self-love

The orchid needs to build a fence to separate from the shadow

Once this is done, the shadow will leave

The shadow will hunt for another prey

The nature of the shadow makes it steal the light of orchids

It can’t help it, it was born this way