She remembers the first time A boy bought her flowers. Hydrangeas, blue —
Funny thing, hydrangeas. Their color can shift between pink or blue Based on the soil where they grow. These grew out of sourness, acidity That turned the petals to ice. The meanings change as much as the color Does, and blue can express regret, beg forgiveness, or even call the recipient frigid As a subtle slam for turning down a lover.
The flowers followed an apology, But she’s no longer certain Who said sorry first.
His hands had roamed while she slept. She stopped him, and apologized. He stopped, eventually, and apologized. She cried after he said good night, and apologized.
The blue hydrangeas had shriveled, withered, died, And she apologized For throwing them away.
As published online by Stillpoint Literary Magazine
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