The Yellow Rose Bouquet

I still remember you

the days before my heart was shattered

Dispelling inside my soul

A tenderness I had never known

The beauty of such a wondrous deep love

Dancing with heart shaped music boxes

“Memories” was your favorite song

As I had them inscribe

“I Love You Forever & Always” inside

I don’t take those words lightly

when I give them

But you didn’t know that about me

I am not certain what you seen

But those were the sweetest days

We created love with reachable wishes

Dreaming with the surprises of our dreams

You chiseled a permanence in me

That I can’t quite explain

But it’s there in my recesses

Where I cherish you still

Every time I see a yellow rose

I go back in time to you

Where we embraced uninhibited passions  

You and I learning each other

Reaching for our new beginnings…together

Those hard earned lessons too

I learned the hard way

Especially through that yellow rose bouquet

you sent me from the florist shop

It was to become my biggest surprise

Blindsided, I felt so loved, I was so naive

You said I probably didn’t know the meaning

I told you it was the most beautiful bouquet

“What does it mean to you?” I asked

You said “it means trust & loyalty…”

(and that I failed..) as you hung up the phone

I had no idea what to say in my devastations

But in my truth, you were very mistaken

I feel you failed to believe…

Love Poems: Victoria L. McColley