Monstera is an unsuitable name

for such a tame plant.

Who cowers from a towering flower

that simply thirsts for a shower?

The earth has birthed far worst.

There are those who vacillate

between love and hate

and desert when dessert is no longer plated,

causing hurt instead of comfort

to those related.

Many possess a tenth of the strength

needed to loosen the grip of illusory trips.

Oftentimes, disease is caused by

pleasing things that bring

a false sense of ease,

seizing the body as its captive

while the mind remains captivated

by its captor,

caught in a merciless bind

anything but kind, unlike Monstera.