sunflower seeds

i am dried sunflower seeds

you chew me up

then spit me out

in the warmth of  a midsummer's breeze

i am dried sunflower seeds;

basking in the bright golden light

like we did on your birthday in mid july

as we sat side by side, fingers intertwined 

you crack my shells, oh so fine,

taste me, so divine

i’m all yours in this lifetime

so eat me to your heart’s content, honey

i am the seeds of a sunflower

a symbol of love's profound deeds,

in the shadows of your heart, i am placed,

a sacrifice for a love that can't be erased.

chew me, my final surrender

tell me, baby, do you remember?

that time we sat on the edge of your bed;

when i vowed to give you my entire life

i meant it– every single word i said

so please, take in my essence

it’s a testament to our love, so pure and true.

for you, there is nothing that i couldn’t do

as you taste and then expel me, i am torn,

my existence, in fragments, is reborn,

in the name of love, i am completely content,

i want to give you my all, my love unspent.

in the cycle of life, we both shall meet

your presence is the only thing that makes me complete

in love's endless trials, 

emotions prevail,

and i know sometimes it feels like we’re in hell

there’s a willingness to endure, 

to suffer, and to bleed,

for the one person that you love, 

just to meet their needs.

my dear, i know that we're broken apart,

but love's complex art, it's also a work of heart,

in each sacrifice, we’ll find our higher grace,

for love's a journey, and an intricate embrace.

for in the soil, to you, i’ll find my way,

to sprout again, another day,
a sunflower so tall, with petals bright,

in the morning's kiss of your pure sunlight.

savor me, baby

then let me go

a sunflower's life, an ebb and flow

in each cycle, we'll find our grace,

not just the seeds and not just a shell

i am the sunflower in this endless chase