Frankenia Decurrens
By Luna L
Published 18 July 2023
This plant, once there,
Now gone, none to spare.
Its enchanting petals,
Now its classification settles,
Extinct.
Extinct, such a harsh word,
For this fragile flower, unheard.
Wild, they say
so, they swipe it away.
It’s pink and purple leaves,
From now, to the future,
Only a fake.
A lie.
Used to be found here, in Aussie.
Now, in our fantasies.
Gone.
No one laughing anymore,
too shocked, to ignore.
Gone and never seen again.