Heart Like a Rose

Heart Like a Rose

A Poem by Jennifer K
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A heart and a rose are both unique beauties but can one find beauty in a shattered heart and a wilted rose?

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It all comes back to me
Hitting me at once 
Pushes me off track
Back to square one 

We walked through the door 
Hand in hand like always 
My smile shined more
I was brighter in our days 

It was late Friday night 
And I had to sneak back inside
Even though it all felt right 
Standing close to your side 

Your sweet smell fills my nose
And your perfect laugh in my ears
You had brought me a rose
Your words bringing me to tears

Those tears may have been of joy
Joy believing your one big lie
You played me like a toy
So I left that rose to die

You used me to get her
Didn't care for me at all
It all happened in a blur
Not expecting your final call

Now I walk home alone 
And cry myself to sleep
At myself, throwing stones
For being this weak

The rose finally turned brown
And all its petals fell
Like how my once whole heart
Fell down to the ground 

My heart is like that rose
Once so full of life 
But when it came to its woes 
They both died in the strife

Both wilted and shriveled
More petals falling each day
So significant, yet so little
I couldn't throw it away

They can be different in this case
The rose and my heart
I kept the rose in its vase
While my heart was torn apart

I find beauty in the dead flower
With its shriveled stem and thorns
It gives off elegance and power
That I need while I mourn

So I keep that rose
Beautifully displayed
Because it is a sign
Of how my heart was played

-j.k.

© 2014 Jennifer K


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This is so wonderful and beautifully written.:)

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Jennifer K

10 Years Ago

thank you that means a lot
Beautifully written. The joy and anguish come across and draw the reader in. Love, love, love it. x

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Jennifer K

10 Years Ago

thanks so much!

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Added on February 21, 2014
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Tags: poetry, poem, rose, heart, love, sadness