I appreciate your comments <3. I am glad that the reader is able to understand it on its own. At times, when working on a collection or set, it is difficult to make each poem speak on its own right and to make it stand out by itself - which makes me happier that I may be succeeding in doing so :) Another poem, Blossom (2), will be a continuation (yet standalone) to this piece, so I am looking forward to how things make sense continuously and cohesively to tell my story.