Therapy in progress

Hi! I really like this extended metaphor and in general the idea of therapy as planting. I also like the rhyming! A couple of places felt awkward to me, due to word choice. “Plant seeds” feels redundant and not a natural speech pattern while the rest of the poem flows quite nicely. Also “plant professor” would be a professor of botany//botanist. Not sure I have any suggestions on how to fix either but solid work thus far!

I really do enjoy this. There is something so calming about the way it flows.

I find this poem enjoyable. My only thoughts are that the "is it poisonous" line seems forced. Perhaps a different question could be asked. And there should be a question mark.

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I think the greatest part of this poem is the mood and tone that it sets in each lines' brevity-- it's quick delivery in combination with the simple yet relatable metaphor makes it certainly pack a punch! Perhaps the one line that sticks out among others is the "showing my thoughts" bit following "New plant seeds sprout as I talk," just since every other line very vividly shows much more than tells, whereas this line breaks that flow. I'd suggest something perhaps more like "They bud with my words and bloom with my thoughts," to continue with and grow (pun intended ;) the flower theme? And I think that wording works a little better with the physical, phonaesthetic flow when someone just reads the poem. But that's just my two cents, otherwise, love it!

Wow! That was letting out a whole lot of emotion and it fills me with wonder. As a black man who was turned gay by being molested by an old man at a young age this one realllllly hit home. I don't say that as a joke I say it out of sincerity. I hope the path you walk turns brite!

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