vintage rose




you were my
vintage rose,
sweet musk that
filled my life,
satin against rock
i felt alive

you were my
vintage rose,
all that was
prim and tradition,
all that was sugar
and barley; and spice

you are my
vintage rose

i will
bite off your
petals
one
by
one

i will make myself
bleed by your
thorns, vintage rose
you succeed

in what i don't

vintage rose
something out of
my reach; and yet
so close




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