Poetry from The Heart

Yellow Roses In The Ash

I thought these flowers would shine brightly for weeks but they lie faded amongst the ash

The last day was filled with darkness and confusion as I felt the flames around me

It's been such hell and I wish you well

The yellow roses lie scattered in this broken and neglected room

Shadows creep in and I stand here watching the moon rise and the sun fall

I won't let the tears that linger on my lashes fall it won't help

Deep within I feel my heart learn a new beat

It's my own and it doesn't share it's beat with the one who had held it

Seems I was two steps behind and never saw it coming

Never saw you walk away until the darkness fell

There's a soul crying tonight before it learns to let you go

It took a minute for my heart to break and rebuild itself into something I don't recognise

The fire deep within me burnt me to the core and made me feel this way

I am like the roses and the ash

A reminder that when you learn to live you have to learn to die

When you learn to smile.... your eyes learn how to cry

It's too late now to say we're sorry for the pain

All things come to those who wait but I see now that sometimes what we need comes too late

So I shall smile in remembrance of how I felt at times

I learnt what it was like to live to feel like I mattered to someone

Now I learn to stand tall once more

Dropping the one last rose into the ash

I light the final flame... throw it into the room

Close my eyes and walk away

A beautiful dream becomes a final memory