“Real Things” by Riley Fallon ’26
Real things take time
Like the flower that grows
From a seed
In the ground
It won’t sprout overnight
Or in a day
It will take days
Or weeks
Or months
Or years
But, the more time
The flower has to grow
The more water
And sunlight
It gets
The more beauty
It holds
So when you see the seed
That you plant
In the ground
Don’t worry
About how long
It takes to grow
Just remember
How beautiful
It will be one day