Only a Bud.

A bud, That's where it all began. A small, green, tightly closed bud, little did it know the journey it would take. Day by day as the sun and rain kissed it good morning and sang it goodnight she began to relax and open up. Small amounts at a time but in taking her time she was able to show the world her beautiful, vibrant, exhilarating colors. Days and weeks went on and she opened up to almost her full potential, when suddenly, she felt a pain go through her, deep into her stem; all he way into her core.
    She was being taken from the ground, roughly grabbed and whisked away, against her will. Away from her friends, away from her comfort zone, away from the sun and the rain. Just as she thought she would never see the light - her dear beautiful sun again, she was placed in a foreign feeling world. It was cold and wet and she could feel the sweet liquid dancing up into her storm, all the way up into her thorns and leaves. There she was, placed in this small glass cage placed in front of a window; being able to see her sun, moon and rain. Watching as the trees tickled each other as the wind danced through their leaves, but only watching never feeling.

     She was sure that she would never feel anything again but the cold; the cold, wet, alone feeling that loomed in her, until she was picked again. Lifted up, and lightly tapped out as her world turned upside down again. What was her point? Why was she here, why did she open up in the first place? She could feel herself wilting more and more by the second. Just as she was getting used to her new upside down world a new feeling was thrown into her life. Pain.

      God! The hot, searing pain, a burning gut wrenching feeling that last what felt like a eternity. The worst feeling, she was sure, that she would ever have to endure in her life. Then came the beautiful release of her cold damp prision. She felt heavier this time, heavier and brighter, there was a warm golden shine that accompanied her vibrant, exotic colors. It hit her, they loved her! They loved her so much that they wanted her there always, someone chose her because they loved her. They added one or two touches to enhance her beauty and then froze her. This time they placed her in front of a mirror by another window and she saw herself, truly for the first time. She was that she was beautiful. They helped her through the growing and through the pain, being alone and scared paid out in the end because when they saw her they took her as they saw her, not completely opened but beautiful and they placed her in the middle of it all. Placed her in the center of their world, for all to see, in the center of their world as the wind danced and tickled and the sun continued to shine and rain kept singing its praises and sweet dreams. All to the dazzling, electrifying and alluring beauty who started out as just a bud. A bud, who grew and opened into someone seamless perfection.