Midnight Rose
A single black rose as dark as midnight
Represents the pain of my broken heart
Even shadows are pale in the moonlight
Watch as the raven in the eve takes flight
With the moon a contrasting work of art
A single black rose as dark as midnight
I wish on a star with all of my might
That a happy ending it might impart
Even shadows are pale in the moonlight
The feeling in my chest is oh so tight
My lover refuses to play her part
A single black rose as dark as midnight
On pedestal I placed her of great height
I prayed nothing would tear us apart
Even shadows are pale in the moonlight
I know I must be a pathetic sight
For I was birthed to be doomed from the start
A single black rose as dark as midnight
Even shadows are pale in the moonlight
Written June 20th 2016 for Broken Wing's Villanele contest.
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