The Multi Colored Flower

There was a lone flower
Stood by itself in the field
This flower looked different than the others
It had four colors on its petals
Purple blue pink and red
All the other flowers only had one color
The other flowers laughed at her
Because she was different
This hurt the multi colored flower
She would droop in the sun
Not knowing how beautiful she was
The multi colored flower would weep tears of nectar
The other flowers in the field would laugh at her and made fun of her tears
The multi colored flower was so used to the others mocking her she could not see how beautiful she was
She continued to droop in the sun day after day
Until one day a little girl came into the field
She was twirling and skipping through the field
She was coming closer and closer to where the flowers were
She finally made her way to the flowers next to where the multi colored flower was
She was giggling and so happy
She was going on and on about how pretty the flowers were
She plucked a few
The multi colored flower grew scared that she may pluck her
She saw the little girls eyes look at her
The little girl walked her way
Till she was right beside her
What a pretty flower she said
This flower is the prettiest of all she said
The multicolored flower couldn’t believe what she had just heard the little girl say
Me? The prettiest flower? Why would she say such a thing?
The little girl said I will leave this flower be
It is too pretty to take from the ground with it’s beautiful multi colors
How pretty this flower is
This is the prettiest flower of all
Me? The prettiest flower of all?
Maybe those other flowers have been wrong all along
Maybe they have been jealous and picking on me
Maybe what this little girl says is true
Maybe I do have some beauty and I should hold my head up and not worry about what those other flowers say
The little girl bent down to get a close look and felt the soft petals of the multi colored flower She stood back up and said how soft your petals are
So fitting for such a beauty
The little girl turned and walked away
The multi colored flower did not droop today
No she hung her petals high to show her beautiful colors
When the other flowers began to mock her she ignored their mockery and held her petals high
They were confused and mocked her even more
She held her petals high
In spite of their hateful words
They did not hurt her anymore
No the multi colored flower now embraced her beauty
She now knew her true self and the days of insecurity were over
The multi colored flower had bloomed into self compassion and self knowing
No more could the other flowers bother her again
No more