Conceit

[amadareneko]

There is a rose
curled tightly
in my throat
and,
petal by petal,
it is unfurling.

I hold my peace.

When I speak,
I wish for summer's glory
to fall ripe from my lips,
not the fading bloom
of a hothouse prodigy
who died young.

Comments

[ginni_tamez]

again, nothing negative to say. this is fantastic, first stanza especially.

Bamers

[anonymous]

Yup...I love yet another one of your pieces. The only thing I don't really like is the capital letter at the beginning of each line...especially with the "and" in the first stanza. Personally, I would put capitals at the beginning of a full sentence.

Re: Bamers

[amadareneko]

consider it done ^-^