Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Why a Mandrake Cries

We are plants,

We are babies also,

That is why we cry.

To live a short life,

To be babies and used in potions,

That is why we cry.

And as we die to bring healing.

Remember this,

We never really lived.

A/N. I find the mandrakes' resemblance in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets disturbing. Imagine! Using a baby in a potion. I vomit at the thought! I find this encourages the crime of stem-cell research. Tell me your thoughts.