Nuisance

Black seeds of Black weeds,

Undesired, alone,

Wild and untamed,

No memories of home.

Resilient and strong,

smooth cocoa branches,

bloom despite hate,

roots firmly planted.

Shackled to serve,

struggle and toil,

in a poisonous garden,

on infertile soil.

The most unprotected

expected to quench all.

And thrive without love,

standard protocol.

Unwanted, mistreated.

Vines tangled and cursed.

For daring to be different

and deliciously diverse.

Rebellious florae, who continue to grow

in places no-one chose to sow,

rejecting the thorns of conformity,

embracing a beauty only they can see.