Sold
you take the bouquet
of deep-blue cut irises
up to the cashier
plastic wrap crinkling
you hold the stems with blooms down
captives in transport
1/20/20
haiku chain
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Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
You’ve conjured up a strong image with this poem. Now I am left wondering what the motivation is behind the purchase of the flowers.
Yes, I certianly feel by the treatment of them, it’s not one of tender feelings, but obligation? But what obligation? I love thinking about these threads of stories.