Petals

Overgrown garden 

and the throne is cracked

thorned stems surround it 

in the shadows.

The red rose blooms first 

enjoying the sunlight on its petals 

until the white begins to unfurl.

Red and white battle for the light 

growing crowded, 

petals pushed together

until neither knows which

belongs to who

and soon they start to fall. 

 

The roses rest 

now almost bare 

by the broken throne,  

their stems withered

still hiding in the shadows.

A stranger comes to the garden   

cuts the roses from the thorns

to make a single flower 

from their petals

that’s then placed upon the throne.