The Two Roses

by Dark Angel - Pisces

I remember in February we were having a lot of problems
You had told me that you wanted to take a break from the relationship
So I agreed, and sat around for weeks, miserable and missing you like crazy.

When you finally had gotten over your problems
You came and asked for me back
But I refused and called you a player
Telling you that love is what you lacked.

The next day when I walked through the door 
On the floor, I found a rose
I picked it up and opened the card and this is what it exposed
"#1: This is for all the times I kept your day from being bright. "

I wasn't sure of your intentions
For from you, I've never received flowers before
And in my mind I made it clear
That I more than likely wouldn't be receiving anymore.

I called you that evening
And not a word about it was said
But with what happened today I convinced myself that I, you did love
And I gladly took you back, pushing the relationship ahead.

The next day when I walked through the door
On the floor, I found another rose
I picked it up and opened the card and this is what it exposed.
" #2: Forget all the problems we've had, they're in the past where they belong. This rose is to celebrate a new beginning. "

It brought a smile to my face
And I was liking all of the great treatment
It made me feel that you were really going to stay forever
It added to the meaning of our commitment.

The next day when I walked through the door
On the floor, I found not a rose
But just a card, and this is what it exposed.
" #3: I was wrong to have made a break in our relationship and then try to win it back with gifts, for it didn't bring me closer to you, it brought me farther away. Good - bye my angel."

The roses have dried, and now rest, encased in a golden candy box
The two messages on the card, forsaken
I opened the lid and smelled the scent of dried roses
And I set free my heart, which had been locked away and you had taken.

The box now lays confined under my bed
To collect dust from the future years
And the lid covered with brightly colored paper
Stained, from my last tears.
Birth sign: Pisces
Date created: 2001-08-01 21:53:22
Last updated: 2021-04-14 17:18:13
Poem ID: 64239

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