Roses are red,
...soft, as her smile.
Brash, as they blossom...
and left, to beguile.
Opened; and pure...
...as the red in her lips.
She dances the hallways...
...and laughs as she skips.
Enamored, and true...
It's felt in her touch.
Her love you pursue...
...a hand, just to clutch.
Un-tethered, un-tied...
She's free as a bird.
And seeks only life -
despite all that you've heard.
She promises nothing...
...but leaves you in want.
Her innocent nature...
...and kindness she flaunts.
A beauty that begs...
...to be held in your arms.
A mind far too witty...
For petty mens charms.
"A journey..." she whispers.
And a reason to start.
She turns to me, smiling.
While killing my heart.
In my eyes is a pain...
...and she notices too.
"Why even dream...
...when I'll never have you."
I say the words softly...
...yet disguise it, in smile.
The tears, want to flow...
...while I bathe in denial.
"Quit kidding..." she giggles.
And I give her a nod.
I look to the stars...
...just to hide the facade.
My questions, are answers...
...and reason, is gone.
Self loathing and sadness...
...are always my "dawn".
My sunsets are lonely...
...and so are my nights.
But the stars shimmer softly...
...if only for sight.
She leaves, for the west...
...with a hand to my chest.
To search for "herself"...
...and a "life that was best..."
As always, too crippled...
To tell her the truth.
My shyness; our friendship...
both born in our youth.
The road seems so empty...
...as she fades; from my view.
A smile, and memory -
in all she would do.
Disdain is a pillow...
My face, never met.
But born in these moments...
Through times of regret.
I'll always remember -
The times that we had...
The moments are missed;
even those that were bad.
As I sit here, the roses;
they wave in the breeze.
Swinging and swaying -
tickle and tease.
As red as her lips -
And smooth as her skin.
My eyes begin welling,
and my heart burns within.
Though only a memory -
She's one that will stay.
Forever, she's smiling;
And laughing each day.
I look to the sunset -
No longer un-known.
In my mind, I felt love once;
Through a life all alone.
A contest entry
- Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroses by ScreaminMime.
1750 points, ended January 3, 40 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - He/ She Doesn't Love Me Back. by Poetryintheblood.
625 points, ended January 12, 17 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - And I screamed "I love you" but you just walked away... by August Starlight.
775 points, ended February 12, 71 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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This is beautiful. =]
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What an awesomely penned poem John!
Bravo!
I am totally in awe of this!
This really should have taken the gold in my eyes. There's another line I could use. (The gold in my eyes)
Great writing!
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Thank you for your heartfelt entry, good luck in my contest, Josie
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Roses are red,
you certainly took the words and ran.
Nicely put together but winded,
for those with a short attention span. -
Stunning.
Clever. I really enjoyed reading this poem. It really did reach more than my mind, it touched my heart. I did, however, get lost on one stanza in particular. ""Quit kidding..." she giggles.
And I give her a nod.
I look to the stars...
...just to hide the facade." I felt that the rhythm was a bit interuppted in this one, though it might just be me. The last line felt a bit cliche. The rest of the poem, I can assure you is perfectly beautiful. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. You deserve the gold. (:
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Beautiful Sentiments...
I really love this poem. The one thing I would change if it were mine would be to take out most of the ellipses... it's rather distracting. Otherwise, this is a fine write, and I'm wishing you all the best!! Peace, xx Cyn 
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