Tied Between Two Roses and Ink: A Rose, For a Rose, And a Thorn, For a Thorn

One Lie does not erase thousands of truths

by Sidra Owens

Tied Between Two Roses and Ink,

I couldn’t ask you to wait let alone be your

someone

in a dream one where you waited to see me for

nothing long was meant to last but you held me to

that guarantee.

Where you never, broke my eyes, not

even for a game of truth or lies, but

you kept in touch which never once,

broke the lock to my trust because I,

knew that in my heart the words that,

were spoken were true just like I knew,

you would be too, because an eye for,

an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, is a rose,

for a rose, and a thorn for a thorn, that, only

bleeds the words into ink of I,

love you which was not a lie.

That was never supposed to be kept…