You are Russian, I Am Not

The potted plant on my table is dying.
I don't know what I did wrong—

I keep the shades open for indirect sunlight
as prescribed, I keep it watered, keep the soil moist

sometimes I even sing to it,
I’ve heard that sometimes helps

but it's dying anyway.
I feel a part of those leaves 

skin fading, turning wan
petals falling off

and you would just sit there
and wonder what was happening.

Maybe the plant was sick when I bought it.
Maybe you think the same about me.