12 Roses fore Midnight

1 rose fell for a pretender who turned her back on love with eyes closed

another fell twice as hard when her forked tongue hissed a song of deceit

a third wilted at the thought of a heart that held out hope in honesty

then number 4 died when she learned their was an imperfection in her dream of greed

But the fifth crumbled into dust when reality turned out to be a bloody lie

Still 6 was such a lovely rose, how could it have known what hid behind her shadow?

You'd think 7 would have found luck within it's very own loving soul, but NO!

8 was left hungry before the reservations made for 8pm could be seated in Greece

9 turned out to be the lonely half of 6 that never got to kiss it's lover

then by 10 another rose lowered it's blossom in sorrow for being treated like dirt

11 wondered how dirt could be a bad thing when the soil was the source of all life

and 12 aquiessed to the Partridge singing about love it thought was in a pear tree