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Create a story or poem with the theme of 'Dead Roses'.
π₯Roses Be Damned.π₯
Rose are dead,
Violets are old,
I miss kissing your head,
Having your hand to hold,
If ever I need to visit you,
I know where you lie,
In the ground covered in grass
of morning dew,
For under the ground the
you reside,
To love forever,
To always be true,
Memories to endeavor,
Old now, no more new,
Never to forget your voice,
Never to grow angry,
To leave me, there was no
choice,
Sickness took my greatest
treasure from me,
So roses be damned,
For they now carry a
different meaning,
Their color now stains
your hands,
To fix you, they said, was
no option, for there was
no treating,
So I watched you fade,
Sang to till my throat was dry,
Those god forsaken roses
placed on the table next
to you, I couldnβt evade,
And then they were once
more there when you died,
I know flowers canβt kill,
But the color red corrupts
my being,
Their shade is a nightmare
I didnβt will,
Now your dying face, when
I peer at them, is all Iβm
seeing,
Red petals broken just like
us,
Temporary beauty, much
like our love.