Coriander/Chamomile

Ripe like coriander grown in his back yard
I grew like your hatred grew for me
Smooth like alabaster stone you drew me to you
And then you pushed me away
Caged with feathers clipped I loved to sing to you
Until I knew I’d never be set free

He felt so warm
When you had been so cold
He felt so warm
When you had been so cold

Dyed by box color, my hue muddied by him
Painting me a shade I didn’t know
Kleptomaniac, he took me from my world
To see if he could take me at all
Young like tulip bulbs you left me in the cold
And told me I should grow on my own

He felt so warm
When you had been so cold
He felt so warm
When you had been so cold

Warm like Sun kissed skin fresh like peppermint
Kissed by cold, I can’t remember spring
Soft like chamomile but you taught me how to feel
Dependent on nobody but myself