The Department of Structured Calm

Listen here

soft rose petals
draws them in
(but)
then the thorns
take them out
(of the running)

soft sharp sparks
reverb through my heart
to incur the wrath of my indifference

cherry sour sharp blades
strike through the actuality
but practicality has an edge when
an ice cold breeze
freezes my soul
while I’m reminiscing of a
time I never knew

guards up
like thorns of roses

guards up
hesitant & reticent
could trust ever be
a possibility?

or a forever unreachable figment
on the horizon of time?

could there be a happily ever now?

or will the thorns be weapons forever & now?

so the soft rose petals
continue to draw them in
& the thorns continue
to take them out

guards up
like thorns of roses

guards up
hesitant & reticent
could trust ever be
a possibility?