by Danielle Daniels, McKee High School

My rose symbolizes my pain
So you are the soil, my foundation
The reason I am who I am today
I wasn’t much when we first met
But, being in your presence made me blossom.

You didn’t give me the attention I needed
So, I started to lose color and die
Now, I’m nothing but a black rose.

No emotions, no way of speaking, and now, no place of comfort.
With you was where I needed to be.

But, I guess everything doesn’t work out for the best.