You were a red rose, thornless
Picked from a bouquet of white
You dragged me out of the darkness
And showed me a brighter light
A haze of grey gave way to color
Reds and greens and yellows and blues
A rainbow of ecstasy for my heart
That aches no longer in dismal hues
True love filled my soul
Like air to the lungs of a drowning man
You gave me what I long desired
A vibrant vine growing on my hand
For as long as this love lasts
I am dedicated to this garden
And if it should be all for naught
I promise you my heart will not harden
In the throes of necrotic passion
We see the world through kaleidoscope eyes
We embrace the vivid earth
And trod the ground where everything dies
I am a changed man for the better
I am not who I used to be
My old soul has been laid to rest
By the old soul who helped change me
Your generous pulse
Your elder ghost
You will embark on journeys
Beyond your dreams
To what you crave the most
Borne unto wanderlust
Fly free into open lands
From the farthest ocean shores
To the distant desert sands
You are my divine princess
My queen of what had come to pass
You are the bane of my inertia
You are my goddess made of glass
Katherine