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Petal Plucking
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Petal Plucking |
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divine chaos Senior Member
since 2006-07-09
Posts 617dancing 'neath the moon 
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she held within her grasp a beautiful bouquet of velvet petaled flowers, a breathtaking display curled at the water's edge on sand warm from the sun, sunset's reflection in her eyes, she plucked the petals, one by one. one for loss and heartache one for sorrow and for shame and one for each and every lie that ever caused her pain the petals swirled around her as she released them one by one, crystal tears shimmered upon her cheeks in the glow of setting sun he wrapped an arm around her, nuzzling her tresses with his nose, reached into the stem bouquet producing one carefully hidden rose. she pulled the flower from his hand and looked him in the eye plucking petals as she murmured "one for every single lie." he tugged the rose away from her before she could be through met her steely gaze and said, "this one's from me to you." "I've never meant to give you heartache, sorrow, loss, or any shame, but if I have you know that I will take my share of blame." "Don't destroy this rose, my love, and all it represents based on pain that's in your past and all the tears you've spent." "Please know you have my loyalty, love and devotion, too, and if you search within your heart you'll know that this is true." "You carry bitterness that blinds you from what is right before your eyes, your distrust takes what is true and twists it into lies." He whispered as he moved to lay the flower gently in her hands, "if you stop the petal plucking, your rose could bloom again." |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
what a touching write! *sigh* |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Such a beautiful poem. You just express yourself so well. xoxoxo QoR (grins -- couldn't help it!) |
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deasomnians Member
since 2006-06-20
Posts 87California |
wow. just wow. I love your work -Katie |
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