Green and scarlet splashes
by the stone white steps
 A fragrant smile of welcome
in summer time.
 
We grew together
you and I.
 
I made perfume from your petals
stained my fingers
with your heady hue.
You watched as I played.
I’d bound through the door
dragging dolls across you
 
I’d climb above you
through the window,
key forgotten.
I’d let boyfriends in
and boyfriends out
You simply nodded.
 
I forgot you were there
until you were not.
You’d gotten old
overgrown
overlooked.
 
I did not forget
I remember.