She Waters Flowers

Right before the gate closes
all of the air
is pushed from the hoses
and the flowers are left bare.

She runs from what she planted
and hides in the house
away from the bad hymn
of a work-ruined blouse.

Now the flowers won’t grow
because they don’t have water
and the sky can’t loan
enough to keep them softer.

Right before the door closes
She remembers that all She knows is
the garden and its glee.

She runs from why she ran
back to the flowers
trying to understand
their mysterious powers.

Now the flowers can grow
because she will water them
and through the narrow
they will hear her softer hymn.