Tears of Roses
By Kathy Lynn
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He came back with roses
Tears shinning in his eyes
Saying I am sorry once again’
But with a tongue full of lies
.
Roses placed on the table
Pleading for another chance
Inside my heart was breaking
It was the same old dance
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How many chances does a man expect
When he comes home drunk each night
Blaming me for all his problems at work
Mean and abusive, just aching for a fight
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The love begins to seep out of a broken heart
A deep and impenatrable void starts to grow
One that makes you crawl deep inside
So that all your pain does not show
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The roses lay on the table
Another “I’m sorry.” Token of need.
Laying in an obtuse angle
To the whiskey bottle
That he said was to blame
As he spewed his apologizes
Admiting to his shame
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Picking up the roses
My body filled with pain
Knowing in my heart
This would all happen again.
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Ironic that roses have thorns
To prick you as if to say
I am beautiful and fragrant
But only for a day
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Thank you for sharing it, and continued success.
Barbara J Henry
Escape into alcoholism is to trade hope and love for all their opposites.
budd