Tiger Lily

A single drop

Of rain

Marks the start

Of today

I am

Your tiger lily

Plucked and sitting

In the dark

Sometimes

I think

You have forgotten

I have teeth

When you aren’t looking

I am watching

You wrapped up in laughter

And I can only hope, you remember

Me, your tiger lily

Wilting,

Sadness seeps into the shadows

Lost is the color

Of my eyes

I told you

I burn brightly

Silently

Pondering from afar

Peacocks flashing and dancing

They are beautiful and cocky

They forget

They are just birds with pretty feathers

And this tiger lily has teeth and claws

Tiger, tiger

Burning bright

What a sight

With all your might

Didn’t you know?

Tiger lilies

Roar in the dark

Move closer

I will show

You

These teeth