roses are black and blue
the thorns push through
layers of petals
and torn skin
bruises blossom
where they touch
like weeds
they wither and blush
a peal from a bell
fills the silence
the skin falls away
like old wallpaper
dust clinging thick and ashy
as the hours pass into darkness
the peal of the bell seals
the well of silence
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