He Loves Me Not
One petal falls, displaced by a beating heart He loves me
One petal falls, drowned by salty tears He loves me not
One petal falls, cradled by fairytale dreams He loves me
One petal falls, withered by words unspoken He loves me not
He loves me, he loves me not He loves me, he loves me not
All the petals have fallen Nothing but pieces remain
Pieces that will be silently thrown away Symbols of broken hope never to be spoken of again
© Lauren Michele Poetry, 2013