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I thought I'd have a go at posting some of my stuff here :choc:

Pick up the rose
I placed the rose, so dear to me, at your feet
To be cherished by your hand
Or to wither away in cold soil

I walked away and looked up to the sky
With tears burning behind my eyes
Heaven seemed so far away

Should you pick up the rose, beware its thorns
For they will plague our future
...my heart's poison was spilt on this rose

Time doesn't heal all wounds
But it makes them bearable, so I can forget
I don't suffer any longer, but I won't forget

The end (sequel to Pick up the rose)
I thought I could see you and the burden I bore
But time didn't heal, it showed me the truth
That
Your empty words told me more than your eyes could reveal
Your touch, just an illusion, because it was filled with doubt
And a heartfelt touch, so cold... Could never be love! (Could it?)

Would you cry if these words were the last you'd hear from me
As I am now?
Would you wish for the past
If you knew the chains between our hearts would rust away?
If you knew we wasted this epic of time, and it would never be the same again?

I left you with my rose and the choice
You left me with empty words
Words that opened the path to MY choice...
The end?

I like them both. They are obviously very personal, and are direct thoughts in your life, but yet a reader can relate to them

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