I wore a rose
High at my throat
Loving to catch
The scent of it
From time to time
And then you tore
It from me, as
If I’d stolen it
And crushed it
With your angry feet
And now the scent
Sickens me.
Bjorn is tending the bar at the poets’ pub tonight and is asking for quadrilles with the word “rose” in them.
You should take a look at what’s happening over there.
Sarah writes poems 
Oh how a scent can throw you off when it’s filled with betrayal.
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Oooh – angry feet – quite effective line. Love this 🙂
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Betrayal. A truly sickening emotion that can turn joy to sorry and sweet smells to nasty. Angry feet – wonderful description of them.
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Oh, scents have such strong connotations. Very well done.
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Thank you. They do, don’t they? The most primal sense.
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This was so powerful – the turnaround was masterful – loved.
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Thank you. Appreciate you reading.
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Ouch! I hurt with this one….
Amazing how scents can be triggers….
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Smell is the most basic sense of all.
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I think that strong sense of smell begins at birth when we associate so much around us with its scent. And truly having a negative experience can even spoil the beautiful fragrance of a rose…too bad.
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Oh dear… we do associate smells with memories..even bad ones! Nicely done!
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Oh, this one hurts…yes, sickening.
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strong images and really good voice to this
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I’m finding that a rose isn’t the beautiful expression for all hearts. Makes me rethink its purpose, Sarah. A pointed poem, sharp and cutting!
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Thank you, appreciate your reading.
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Scent is such a powerful trigger of memories. This piece offers such vivid images and emotion, Sarah. 🙂
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Oh, those last lines. I can smell that rotting rose. Powerful.
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It’s so sad that such a beautiful scent can trigger bitter memories.
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There are times when I find the smell of roses overpowering and sickly. I like the way you have captured the scent of betrayal.
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I was thinking of the English rose. It’s subtly political – obviously far too subtle, but it pleased me!
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It’s a shame when beautiful things can turn ugly. I like the strong voice that comes through in this piece.
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The scent of betrayal and rejection–so sad. Something like that changes our perception and stays with us.
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Some people can really wreck one’s life – ripping our beautifully scented roses from us – something that wasn’t there’s and they didn’t want it – they just didn’t want us to have it.
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Makes me sad, but it rings true.
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Ouch indeed.
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