FIN FEARN
Grow Your Own
From the top shelf, the bonsai
spoke to him. He imagined the day
the leaves would glimmer their green
hue in the light. Take the soil, plant the seed
and wait; that’s all he’d have to do.
The bonsai would fill what was missing;
it’d smooth his coarse facial hair; iron out
the wrinkles that had been placed
centrally on his forehead. His green
envy of others would change to acceptance.
Driving back from the shop, he gazed at the green
label covering the box beside him. It
would balance him, as it itself is balanced, sitting idly on
the passenger seat.
Fin Fearn is a third year Creative Writing student at York St John University, currently working towards further studies in the form of a Masters degree. He has held an intense passion for the written word since he can remember and has featured in places such as Scribbled and Pulsar.
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