once a girl planted me

deep in a garden

up past my knees

i was a bleeding heart

but she left me there

and i took no roots

eventually i was scattered

by birds

if i had been

a waterlogged

spiny cactus

i would have made it

just fine

is this

what i was meant for

is this

what i was made for

i kiss the gates of possibilities

i hug the walls of impatience

how much longer do i have to wait

how much longer do i have to wait

i have waited long enough

i have waited long enough

bhagiti 7.4.07 perrysburg, oh