Why Did They Die So Quickly?

Why did they die?
They didn't last
They never do
But this time,
They died quickly
I watch them now
As the tips slowly turn brown
Then a dark red
So tainted
Must have been the venom
Those words of insults you spat at me
The anger, the hate, the grudges
I tried to tell you
To warn you
But you never listen do you?
You say it's okay
That it's not too late
They can still be saved
You can keep buying me roses
But take notice
Starting over, a fresh beginning
Isn't the remedy
You're toxic
You bring death
Upon all you say to love
It was never love was it?
It was a sick twisted fantasy obsession
You're love wasn't pure.
Because it wasn't even love
It was something else
Love is what feeds flowers to be
How come you're beautiful roses are wilting?
Yet my Momma's Lilies she gave to me
Are still standing beautifully?
It is because she loves me
The kind of love that is pure
Open, forgiving, not tainted
It's genuine.
Surely there's a difference I know it
Ours was a more passionate affair
Yet call me naive if you will
If you please, I mean
I believe in a happy living
We never had that harmony
No bliss, no peace,  no happy beginning, no happy ending.
And that is why
They died.
Why they died so quickly.

J. A. Burgundy

June 2015