I thought of you the other day.

I had found some sunflower seeds that day.
I placed them in the soil,
And watered them with care.

Every day, I came home just see them,
To watch them grow up,
To grow with me by their side.

And I enjoyed every day we spent together,
With me coaxing the shoots to show,
And persuading the buds that it was okay to blossom,
That they would be accepted and loved.

I watered the flowers every day,
Loving them for what they were,
Nothing more and nothing less.

But over time,
Although those flowers never left me,
They no longer took over my every thought.

One day, the hottest day of summer,
I was busy.
For one day, and then six more,
I forgot to water them.

They had always been there for me,
But when they finally needed me,
I had failed them.

I thought of you the other day,
When the died-up soil couldn’t provide the plant with life.

I thought of you the other day,
When the petals crumbled from the heat.

I thought of you the other day,
When I planted sunflowers.

I wish I had remembered to water them.