Amanda Burns
You and I, My Rose
Have you ever had the one you trust
Ripped from your grasp?
And all the problems two people faced
Must now be overcome by one
There’s a place worse than death
And an emotion worse than guilt
A road traveled by day
Must now be traversed by night
And even though you’re still beside me
It’s not you that’s here
A rose of red was cut and bled
Until her petals turned white
A rainbow shone
And now her petals
Are majestic colors of flight
But what you see
Is hiding
The petals inside will always be red
I’m lost without you
In a haft reality
Stuck with a person
That will never be me
I wonder if all my choices were right
I can’t wait to see you
But you have so little time
You like the night scene
The green leaf
And a world I lost the map to long ago
There’s a puddle of water where my full glass once stood
And a list of pretty words I wished I’d said
But I knew I never would
And a memory still stands
Of inner peace
And a place that only you could help me reach
As I lye here
In my comfort and false security
I think about you
And wonder
If you’ll miss me.
By Amanda Burns