Thanks for facing Dirty Looks, I really appreciate it. It’s a very important poem to me !
Dirty LooksDon't cellophane the rosesthey can't breathe under your denial of their needs.They can't be watered down to nothingnessby the will of your want for them not to be -don't wrap them up, packaged neatlythe way that would would like them;that's not how things grow or bloom.They can't flourish without their roots, let them feel them!Let them have them! Let them remain groundedand unafraid of your storm or governance.Don't cellophane the roseswith tidy little labels to explain their 'mutations'.Don't tell children not to touch them if they havemore thorns than usual, brighter petals, less fragrance -don't corner them and cube them into segregationso they remain separate from the wildflowersthat you happily let trail all over - no!Don't cellophane the rosesjust because you've never seen them before.