One Red Rose
When things go wrong
When the bell tower sounds,
Tolls the hour of need
You appear
People murmur, question, whisper,
'How did he know?'
They think you did it yourself
You'll never tell
You offer help, the answer,
But always at a price
They object, but you know they'll accept
You laugh
You relish your power
Cackle at misfortune
Spinning your straw to gold, you falter
You frown
No one understands
No one tries
Except for her
You're lonely
One person who cares
One person who returns, stays
Weakness
You flee
One red rose
All she held in her hand as she left
One chipped cup
Your only memento
Broken eyes swim but refuse to fall
Discarded vase from the pedestal
Your only memory is placed on high
You turn away
Your loom beckons you
Does salt water tarnish gold?
Belle, beautiful, where have you gone?
The wheel turns
Curtains go up once again
On your windows, on your heart
Both dark again
You are alone
You will never surrender your power
No matter the cost
You cannot let her win
Not even for love
An open heart is weakness
An Achilles heel
A luxury you cannot afford
So you say
You raise the cracked cup on high
Yet refuse to gaze upon it
To look is to remember is to be weak
You turn away
You drove her away
You swore you had no heart
That she could not get in
You were afraid
You gaze at the curtains
As if you can see her through them
As if you can see her returning
You know she won't
The news of her fate strikes you
It cannot be true, it cannot be true
The witch must be lying
You finally cry
She thought you would be weak
That the pain would destroy you
It did not
You grew cold
One red rose
One chipped cup
One heart torn in two
You will never forget
