A seed

Had a ground,

trees everywhere, but no shade

Leaves everywhere, but no fruit

Nourished the ground sometimes

ignored it too

felt this disappointment

as if there's nothing I could do

But always, a glimmer of hope was there

Flowers sprouted, and smiled at me

but a blizzard came, 

and the happy flowers died suddenly

the flowers came again, 

so did the blizzard,

Leaving the ground ,

icy cold and dead

Then came a gardener,

with assurance of fruits

and flowers too

but some how that seemed

too good to be true

As in life,

things that seem too good

don't turn out like that

The gardener was a monster

who wanted to cut all trees

and make the ground flat

Getting rid of the gardener 

came at a price

the ground perimeters needed to be sealed

with wires sharp enough to slice

Saw a seed now

trying to break its way into the ground

should I throw it away?

or leave where it was found

Am I ready to

raise my hopes again,

and watch them die

or should I be more careful,

the gardener was dealt with,

but next time i might not be so lucky

But does that mean,

I would never give life a chance

to sprout and flower and fruit

or should I surrender 

and maybe lose all trees in pursuit

Its a decision,

I am not yet ready to take

I ll keep the seed 

where there are no trees in its wake

Maybe flowers will come

and i'll see them fruit just fine

Maybe there'll be shade 

with the leaves this time