Scarlet Rose

Scarlet rose
Your colour reminds of
Fears I’ve known,
Fears i should’ve outgrown.
Scarlet rose
Why do you represent love and pain?
Untouched but stained
With your fragrance
Scarlet rose.
In the presence of your beauty
I froze;
Admiring
All you stood for
Beautiful
Scarlet Rose.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Wolf Avatar
November 15, 2016 at 4:38 AM
Beautiful! Very touching.
Fel Avatar
November 15, 2016 at 4:51 AM
thank you
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