Casablanca lily

I wrote this poem in August 2012. It's about me. I'm like a night blooming flower.

You know those flowers that show their beauty

only at night, as if they were much too shy

for blooming gracefully during the day?

Well, this is me doing the same.

 

People call me irrelevant. I disagree.

They like to judge me, they’re just mean.

If only they knew, if only they could get it.

 

I’m not that talkative, I’m not disinhibited.

But I’m a treasure, just work to find me.

Wait for the night: you’ll see a sparkling lily.

Reviews

[Pencrafter]

It's an interesting poem, posing the question of self-worth. It also shows how we have a tendency to judge everyone by our own standards. You showed me a new word, 'disinhibited'. We are all beautiful treasures in our own unique ways.

[andreii93]

Thanks :)

[Bell-lala]

This is so beautiful :)

[andreii93]

Thank you! :)

[afra]

2nd stanza was awesome.....ilove this write ....well done

[andreii93]

Thanks a lot! :)

[Mia]

I love the way you compared yourself to a sparkling lily, very clever metaphor. It is truly brave of you to share your insecurities so openly and it made this poem so real and relatable! Well done :) Keep writing such honest stuff

[andreii93]

Thank you so much for your positive review! I really appreciate this :)