Fully Grown

When I'm older, I'm gonna have a garden

With flowers and herbs and birds everywhere

In the morning, I wake up with the sun

And do the work 'til the day is done

When I work, I'll think of her

And how she raised a daughter

Who is strong enough to be a gardener

I will make things that are real

I will make things that can heal

I'll make them with both of my hands

They will stand on their own

When they're fully grown

In the summer of 2009

I remember all my tomatoes died

Well, it comes as no surprise, she said

When you don't tend to things, they wind up dead

That never left my head

And now I'm tired of stagnation

Of dreams that die with no causation

'Cause I'm afraid to love or water them enough

And I'd think of my mother

And what she'd say if I asked her

She'd say, Olivia, be a gardener

You will make things that are real

You will make things that can heal

You'll make them with both of your hands

They will stand on their own

I will make things that are real

I will make things that can heal

I'll make them with both of my hands

They will stand on their own

When they're fully grown