NIPPED IN THE BUD

                                   Aleta Michaletos: "Series:Drawing attention to..."  1993

NIPPED IN THE BUD 

 

It's a tragedy
no
an unforgivable sin  

to deny
those within your reach
and your abilities
the necessary care, nurturing
and sustenance
which they need
to live, to heal, to grow 

and to bloom
and they then 

due to lack

and your deliberate withholding
wilt and perish 

  © Aleta Michaletos