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Blood-Red Roses

February 21, 2022
By themoonbear PLATINUM, Johnstown, Ohio
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A blade in my side

left a wound

that will never heal,

but bleeds again

so that I may

paint the roses

to your liking.

 

But I am only

flesh and bone

with so little blood.

My skin has gone pale,

like a young ghoul,

but your garden

has never been

so beautiful. 

© Arabelle B., Johnstown, Ohio

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