By Sydney Reese
How do you make plants grow?
Starting as a seed, not yet formed
Placed in the ground, ready to sow
With time, hoping the seed transformed
But what happens if
The wind is too strong
The ground is too dry
The nutrients gone
Or what happens if
The water overflows and floods
The sun is too bright
The seed just never buds
Growing a plant requires time
Growing a plant requires care
You cannot simply throw a seed
And expect it to grow there
The seeds have to be
In the right condition
The ground has to have
The right disposition
What are seeds
If not ideas
What are we
If not the ground
The words of parents, teachers, friends
The words of social media and the news
Are all kinds of seeds
For which we can chose
Do we allow these seeds
To be adopted and accepted
To grow into our opinions
To grow into our head
Or on the other hand do we
Dry, drown, deprive
The intently placed seeds
Making them struggle to survive
Which seeds will grow thorns?
Which seeds will grow flowers?
Before being planted, can we tell
Which one nurtures and which one devours?
Once again,
For a plant to grow
The ground must nurture
The seed being sown
The seeds have to have
The right disposition
The ground has to be
In the right condition
So, the question I still propose,
How do you make a plant grow?