a red rose

a red rose
casts a shadow
on a white
canvass

light strikes
on the body of
its redness
and the greenness of
its leaves

this red rose is
for you
give it the light
so i may cast
a shadow of myself
to you

when you touch
it
the rose begins
to live
another span of
love

it becomes an
inspiration of dreams
which are about
to die
of love that is
about to be
forgotten.