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Our Rose
Petal by petal
 I plucked away
 Petal by petal 
 It wasted away
 A rose in my hand
 Thorns and all
 I held it tight 
 The thorns scarred 
 My palm
 It disappeared.
 I picked it from the rose bed
 I took away its life
 My fingertips felt the 
 Smooth petals and pulled
 Them out of life
 A higher force, bigger than
 You and me
 Plucked us from the rose bed
 Abused us and damaged us so
 Until our special bond was lost
 The bittersweet memories 
 Plucked away
 Petal by petal
 Moment by moment
 Everything we shared
 Scarred with blood upon 
 My hands
 The thorns a tourniquet 
 To the heart
 Yet I do not care 
 I never did
 Amatory feelings plucked away
 Emotionless I stand
 No tears for I am invincible
 No pain for I am immortal
 What was lost killed me
 But I began again.

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