dye the roses
a madder red
with the solemn ink
that these words have bled
i take my last breath
of air unsaid
as the petals drop
i crumple up,
dead
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Raindrops
Poetry"Will you ever hear me in the rain?" "...?" ***** #157 in Poetry February 12, 2016 #86 in Poetry February 14, 2016
>roses
dye the roses
a madder red
with the solemn ink
that these words have bled
i take my last breath
of air unsaid
as the petals drop
i crumple up,
dead