Author's Note:I honestly am a little disappointed with how this oneshot series has panned out in reviews and other factors. I know that I just don't have as many active watchers in the Little Shop fandom anymore and a few of these shorts were darker and more sexual in nature than previous works, but it's a bit disheartening for a comeback series. Still, one can hope for future reviews, can't she?

This poem came to me as a sort of surprise on a few levels. Firstly, I haven't written a lot of poetry lately. The original draft was actually buried deep in my art portfolio. With a little revising, I realized that this was an improved version of "Gently," a poem from my first oneshot series. So yes, it's playverse, from Audrey's point of view.

Once again, I bid you all adieu with these shorts. Ya' haven't seen the last of me in this fandom certainly but this will probably be the last time I write a oneshot series for it. Thanks for your support, fellow fans!

*S. Snowflake, 8/7/12.

There For Me

You smiled at me when I first walked in the shop

and everyday after that.

Though you have always been shy,

I somehow knew, deep down,

that you were always there for me.

/

When times got bad outside of work,

and I alone carried that hurt,

when I was forgetting myself under glitter and tears,

I knew there was hope through the haze,

because you would be there for me.

/

When he'd hurt me real bad,

bruise me and slap my face,

I could hold in the sadness and find some peace.

All I'd do was think of your sweet smile,

and I'd know that you were there for me.

/

All alone in my room,

I thought about how nice it would be

if you and I could run away–be free.

In my tract house fantasy, it was you I'd see,

and I knew you were there for me.

/

Finally I gave in.

Never was a kiss so sweet.

I told you not to bother with me,

but you told me what I knew:

That you would always be there for me.

/

Don't cry as you hold me this last time.

I know you think our love was short,

but that cannot be true,

for once I become a part of that marvelous plant,

I can finally be there for you.