Mariam

17

Petals Plunge, Heavily

Remember the roses
their white wisdom waning
our loud hearts deafen amongst
heated night rains

Remember the roses
richly red as life he once gave
now set ablaze, under the morning
light’s wrath

Remember the roses
vicious and violet
the shade of his blood
long resting upon the sun

Remember the roses
blistering into blackness
as the winds rise again
send me away until the next year

Petals plunge, heavily
honor slaying at our souls
You could have run, he said
well, I’m running now

into the light
into that summer day
blissful and blind