The Vanquished Rose

[Moonlight_Phantasy]

A rose bleeds beneath rough fingers

Despite the sheltering thorns

The petals fade into oblivion

Whispering their soft farewells

The droplets of rain sparkle

Beneath the bright golden moon

The stem reaches upward as if

It could claim its dignity once more

The sin of love can never be undone

The stem breaks beneath the bonds

It dies in its tight grip

Withering into the decay of death