Single Rose Poem by Jennifer Sol

Without you
I’m like a fish out of water
Just fighting to survive
A puppet without strings
limp
A flashlight without batteries
Lost in the dark

I need you
Like the moon the sun
To shine
Like a child it’s mother
For love
Like a car it’s engine
To run

Without you
I’m like a car without wheels
Stationary
A tree without it’s leaves
Bare
A town without it’s people
Desolate

I love you
Like the rain, gentle kisses
On our skin
Like the sky, deep and vast
An endless emotion
Like the twittering of birds
A delicate sweet harmony
Gracing our ears

You are
What I’ve always wanted
Perfect
Earth and sea
Dark and light
The single dew covered rose
Growing in the cracked concrete
Stretching for the warmth of the sun