Bring Me No Red Roses

By amlee

Fri, 13 Feb 2015

2 comments

I demand no dark confections

heart-shaped, 70% fat free

to raise my palpitations

that proves you fancy me

I need no sweethearts' repast

dim cornered by candlelight

chomp cheesy schmaltz half blinded

then grope for a snog goodnight

I want no squeaky love songs

half promises in enforcéd rhyme

don't vow undying pledges

per-lease, don't waste my time

And bring me no red roses

they'll prick me for their thorns

drop all their bloodied petals

few days, and they'd be gone

But gut-grieve with me in sunshine

laugh wild with me in rain

slow-dance me a lifelong tango

to unhinge me, again and again

Permalink Submitted by celticman on Fri, 2015-02-13 21:02

you can't go wrong with chocolate.

Permalink Submitted by torscot on Sun, 2015-03-15 16:46

I really enjoyed this rosy tale and surprised only celticman has commented.

"...I want no squeaky love songs..." No James Blunt then?

PS. Most likely the flowers were from the garage anyway

torscot