garden of love series part 1

love is a sunflower
with such devotion
unparalleled admiration
for its lover, the sun
that it never looks away
following the light
across the sky
and bows its head
only at night
obsession

love is a rose
vibrant and colorful
the classic romance
enticingly charming
but with thorns that cut deep
and leaves for sharp teeth
so lovely to look at
but try to get near and touch
you shall pay the price
deceit

love is a weed
unwanted in a beautiful garden
troublesome and annoying
competitive and greedy for attention
grows where its not supposed to
pull it out
it grows back again
such persistence
even at the face of rejection
suffering

love is bamboo
you give it everything
nurture it well
yet nothing grows
silent for such a long time
even as you wait, patiently
and then when you've given up hope
it grows tall, strong and proud
a moment too late
pride