Fake Plastic FlowersFake Plastic FlowersI saw a bouquet of fake plastic flowers today.Their petals were made from rough, cheap fabric.Their leaves were unevenly painted a sickly shade of olive,And peeling off their stems.The stems themselves were an unnatural green,With an equally unnatural plastic sheen.And they had obvious seams.Harsh, stark, lines down the middle,Branding them, beyond a doubt,As cheap replicas.They were falling apart, worn out, sad, and positively ugly.But I noticed something else about the flowers.From a distance,The plastic sheen turned into a healthy luster,The rough fabric became soft,The uneven paint trans