"You're better than you think",
are the words I tried to tell her,
hoping she wouldn't sink,
in self-condemnation and despair.

I tried to change her mind,
but all I met was resistance,
and thus I was in a bind,
cause I failed to give her assistance.

She had long lost hope,
in the wonders that lie inside.
She is barely able to cope,
so she instead tries to hide.

I wish she only knew,
how much she means to me,
and I wish I could melt through,
all that stops her from being free.

If only words had power,
to change this situation,
and bring life to the flower,
that's beyond my imagination.
© Maanda okundaho PHIDANE