Grow

You helped me grow,
Like a plant.
Though not so much
Through photosynthesis.
Rather,
You built me with
Manipulation.
Your abuse, my sun,
Would leave my veins dry,
And withered from the
Constant draining.
But then,
Your love, my water,
Gave me a little taste of what it felt like
To be nourished,
To be taken care of,
To know that
You wanted me to flourish.

But the water
Never lasted
As long as
The sun.
xox Lex