you stand taller than the rest.
you do your best.
in brightly colored bursts of hue,
it's you.
.
declaring to be beautiful too.
.
tho your bloom's alive with seed
your stem is sparse
standing alone,
you're just a weed.
.
so gather on the hillsides
the by-ways and the highways!
reach out on the breezes
sending sneezes.
.
settle where the cracks in life
can't mow you
squeeze you
kick you
pick you.
.
yes, gather you
in blankets and beds
gather in numbers
hold up your heads.
.
grow next to the roses
nasturtiums and vines
next to the grapes
they turn into fine wines,
.
grow in the sunshine
on pavement and plain
next to the wheat
before it is grain.
.
wherever you land
till your beauty is found,
.
stand your ground.

09/21/2001