beautiful death

what do you do with a flower
once it has died

a flower starts as a seed
quite unremarkable at its inception
but the seed sprouts
becomes a plant
and the plant bears the flower

the flower blossoms
until some human cuts it
and puts it in a vase
to wilt and rot
at which point the narcissistic human
tosses it into the garbage
amidst coffee grinds
and used condoms
and banana peels

but if the human leaves the flower in the vase
and allows it to brown
and wither
does its beauty fade?
or does the human's concept of beauty just hit its limit?