it may be slow and difficult to discern with the naked eye
but unfurling is hard work, and if it’s too much trouble
for you to watch with just your eyes
I can provide
telescopes or microscopes or whatever will help you see me better
because I am super
hot for a tulip
and I’m sure you will want to see
I can
as well
provide pamphlets that diagram this revolution which
if no one has informed you
costs 2 bottles of wine per participant
please pour them directly onto my foliage
I prefer white but I will drink whatever
and if you are also a tulip and have no hands to pour with
I can offer you a sexy little mitten that
thinks it is a hand and will pour for you
I realize this is all somewhat