If a Vibrant Red Rose

Luca Goldthorpe

If a vibrant red rose and a warm rainfall Described the landscape of our relation, The rose has wilted and crumbled to dust And the rainfall has become an acidic storm.

If the wine glass, always topped off, Was the symbol of our joy, Now it remains neglected and empty Cracked and dusty - a distant memory.

If the picture frame

I gave you after years of love Was a representation of our bond, Now its picture is torn, dividing us forever.

Instead of you, dancing in those shoes, I see them worn by a ghost

A ghost that preys on my fond memories of you, Leaving a bitter aftertaste which you don’t taste in turn.

The Green Woman

Caroline Denmark colored pencil