soft and fragrant
that rose
brightest
in the bouquet
dies from sudden disease -
edges brown
and crispy
petals falling to the ground
stepped on
the bloom drifts
to the earth
becoming
dirt itself
unnoticed it will lie forever
small and brown and dead.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
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Thanks! Hey! I'm not the only one up this late on a school night!
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