Pink Satin Roses

He thought pink satin roses held the gold on her hand
Dried all the tears from her eyes
Reminded her of kisses, erased the force of his hand
Made amends, for all of his lies

For years, we all watched the light dying in her eyes
He thought roses put the glow back in
Reminded her of whispers and soft midnight sighs
Brought him forgiveness, and her love again

Completely shattered and bruised, outside and in
She accepted each rose he displayed
Knowing he never knew, the damage carried within
The heart, he had broken and played

Tonight, he brought home pink satin roses once again
The gold band on her hand to save
However, this time, she will not be forgiving his sins
When we place them, on the foot, of her grave

Author's Note

Posted in response to ShameemAkhtar's A Bunch of Flowers

Reviews

[Layla J Omorose]

This poem explains so many people's relationships. There's a selfishness in this poem that portray's a lot of individuals relationships. I agree with Teri B's review. Its sad that she couldn't communicate what was hurting her but it's worse for him because he didn't bother to notice or care what he was doing to hurt her. Another great write Neva. This one is also going on my list of favorites.

[Senseless whatever]

Powerful write. Very, um, foreboding. Not so much a cautionary tale as a tale of self destruction. and at the end, what is left?

[MS. BABy]

i loved this, and i loved bunch of flowers, these are two powerfully written and touching pieces...good morning Neva..

[Rhine Wolf]

how many times is this the reality! Brilliantly written.
Blessed be, Fallon

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A truly, heart rendering piece, it feels almost nostalgic to the reader, very classic France for some reason,, well done, good read.

[Arthur Henn]

Pink Satin Roses - A web of brokenness and heartache - Reading this over a few times, I think of them cold winter nights where we look outside into a clear window of natures garden, fallen dormant, lying with blood on the thorns of pink satin roses...

[lostboy]

crazy ..without bounds

[Aidz]

Mm a new way to describe nevas writes ok lets see... great...yup that'll do it

[WindSong]

Beautiful! This gripped my heart and soul!
WindSong

[Poetic Beauty]

wow this is a sad tale you have spun in this one Neva. Not what I was expecting from you at all. It is a great poem and the details are clear the heartbreak is profound and the cruelty is shown well without being overdone. I don't think I will be looking at pink satin roses the same for quite some time.

[Eric Wagner]

real knife in the gut at the end. morbid retribution is such a powerful feeling. reminds me when I was a kid and I would have such thoughts when I didn't get my way.