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Create a story or poem with the theme of 'Dead Roses'.
rose water
When I was younger my grandma would keep a jar of rose water in the kitchen
They were pretty
Sat there in bright sunlight
Smelling sweet
Though after a while trapped in that jar
The petals would would mould
And their beauty and sweet smell would be gone
And we would take them from the sunlight
And throw them away into the dark
She would grow roses in the back garden too
They were beautiful
In full sunlight
With pink and white petals
Though after a while the petals would die
And their beautiful pink and white petals would shrivel up
And we would cut them from the sunlight
And throw them into the dark
She would raise me on her own
I was beautiful
In full sunlight
In my pink and white dress
Though after a while i would rot and die like those rose petals
And she would cut me from the sunlight
And throw me into the dark
author’s note:
this poem is about neglecting/abusing a child/grandchild due to them struggling with mental health.