Bed of roses

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And here you lay
Amongst the rest
The wilted
The drooped
The withered
The fallen

And yes you fell
Petal by petal
Piece by piece
Onto the ground
Away from me

You went to bed
Beside the others
And a year later
You're still lain there
In that
Bed of roses
That I once recognized

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