Not a Flower

By Dinah Henry

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A rose blooms only when it needs help, love, encouragement, and beauty. If it doesn't have those things it doesn't bloom, I have been called a flower so many times that I can't count, But I can't bloom if I don't have those things I can't bloom if nobody can take care of me. I will also not become something that I want to become. Flowers means that they have become something extraordinary and if I don’t become that, then I am not a flower.

About the Author

Dinah Henry has been going to ICC for almost 6 years. Sometimes is super shy, but once she gets to know you she starts to warm up to you. She is studying for creative writing and already has six poems in the Illinois Central Review that you really should read. Tell her if you love her work.