roses [dead again]

hello rose
I've come to watch you die again
It's quieter now
louder in your eyes
hush now
go peacefully
you arrived too soon
soaring on tomorrows clouds
only to suffer in the sunlight
too bright for you
too much

"Come lover, taste my mind.
   In this minute, take my eyes
   and show them the heaven
   you promised long ago.
   Bring the light you swore was mine."

your leaves are as frail as I
falling to dust
as it is written
as it is

[you could have been forever]

your scent is fading
so sad rose
I would shed a tear
but you might gain hope from that
life from my salted pain
I can feel your roots reaching
screaming in the soil
no more chances

"Go. I won't let you destroy
 what the scars have become.
 Two revolutions have passed,
 and still you push.
 I would rather die than be without you,
 and that need has poisoned me for too long.
 Go.
 You won't see these eyes again."

I died
but not on the level you requested
just another trip to the bottom
some time for a rewind
the deck needed a fresh shuffle
maybe a new dealer

and here we are
I stand breathing
you're left waiting for the wind
this is the last thing you'll see
watch closely
look to your right
fresh rose
life green, blood red
growing
no, not your replacement
no need for that
this is just the beginning
for you, the end

isolation

Sky blue lighting wraps the room
with a quilt of comfort.
Speakers hum in eager anticipation
of music that will not come.
The phone doesn't ring
and the walls
are
slowly,
silently
closing
in.