I SAVED A ROSE FOR YOU
112. - I SAVED A ROSE FOR YOU
2004-09-26
I saved a rose for you
But you never returned to claim it
It was dipped in the sunshine
Of the sweetness of my love for you.
Suffused with the undying love
I had for you in my heart;
Endowed with my richest blessings
For your future happiness.
I saved you a rose.
I saved a rose for you
It was kept alive by my tears.
You didn’t know I would have died for you
Because you were my friend.
Though we were to be wed it didn’t matter
That you decided to let me go.
If only you had talked to me
I would have given you my richest blessing.
I saved you a rose.
I saved a rose for you
With heavy heart I heard you lie again and again
As you told me you loved me.
Through misty eyes I heard you tell me to call
But were not home when I did
And I was threatened with arrest.
In sorrow I stripped myself of my dignity
And tried to help in your time of need.
Through the ragged remains of my heart
I saved you a rose.
I saved a rose for you
Years later you said it was easier on you
To not talk to me; to not break up with me.
I still could not make you understand
That when I professed my love for you
It was that of a friend, and not of a lover.
You will never understand the depth of love
I had for you then, and have for you now.
I saved you a rose.
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from childhood's hour I have not been As others were - I have not seen
As others saw - i could not bring My passions from a common spring
(from Alone - Edgar Allan Poe)