Put-on: A Haiku

Flowers

My prayer, my sisters

Protection regardless of our own plans
Our story’s not finished yet

May eyes filled with light
Hook and tether our hearts
And we will see who we are

All the invisible damage
Allowed
Can’t I too be broken and bruised
Cut and lying
About a beautiful bicycle crash

We have facets where we didn’t
They’re still smooth and how they glow
And our minds are far more cunning
We know when to run the show

These our words speak how life’s awesome
And often less with modern slang
Will you gently step forth knowing
On your years your virtues hang?