They tell you to bloom where you're planted;
But what they won't tell you is how hard it is to reach that,

You need to become the seed that pushes the soil;
You need your roots to grow in that soil to heal;

You need your stem to grow, with or without support;
You need your leaves to spread out its heart;

Then the flower blooms but there's a catch here,
Whether you have bloomed or not is your fear;

But dear, shouldn't you love yourself to bloom first?
Only then you are a flower that has bloomed to the rest.

-Likhitha Reddy
30 July, 2019.