Winding Petals of Regret

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I look down,

Eyes closed,

Knife in my trembling hand,

Old and worn and cold,

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The eloquent rose,

Dipping towards oblivion,

Wilting under times caress,

Thorns born from the anguish,

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The petals fall,

Tears run free,

Pale skin,

Withered stem,

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Bruised and torn,

Both we are,

One weathered by life,

One weathered by strife,

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Both at their end,

One natural,

One foreboding,

Winding petals of regret,

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Flowing tears of despair,

Thorns parry,

Blade's point ends,

Betrayal is betrayal,

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Wherever it may be,

The rose and I can see,

In the ending soliloquy,

The rose has a better life.

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Oblivious to love,

Bereft of despair,

It is born, blooms, falls,

Another takes its place,

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Another face,

Another heart,

Another bruise,

Another scar,

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Winding Tears of Regret….