There was once a beautiful rose growing alone in a garden carefully tended by God
a man came by and smelled its essence, smiled and picked off every petal one by one
ate the inside rose hips good vitamin C
cutting the stem too and then saying to the plant
don't bleed
don't die
let us again try
and I will get a plastic rose I can have forever baby
put you in a vase and cherish your lovely face
you know how much I love to hurt you
but you know I love you
the lady who owns the Dollar plus Store says a lot of people make messes and that there are many smashed
and torn apart
plastic roses