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Weed

Published by

Maggie

10/05/2026

Ragtag Daily Prompt 10.05.2026

In response to Ragtag Daily Prompt: https://wp.me/p9YcOU-6mY

Weed

A weed is simply
a flower
growing where someone decided
it should not.

Tiny rebellions
pushing through cracks
in forgotten places.

Wild things
do not ask permission
to exist.

They bloom anyway.

The world calls them unwanted
because they refuse
to grow neatly
inside borders
made by others.

But weeds hold stubborn magic.

They survive storms.
Dry soil.
Neglect.
Heavy footsteps.

Some even heal.

Dandelions
feeding bees.
Wild herbs
growing quietly
at the edges
of abandoned roads.

There is something holy
about persistence.

About roots
that refuse
to surrender.

Maybe people
are like that too.

The ones called
“too much.
”Too emotional.
Too different.
Too wild.
Too difficult.

Maybe they were never weeds.

Maybe they were just never meant to live inside someone else’s garden.