Blue Roses
shopping
for groceries
but lost in the flowers
veered over
to the boxes of boutonnieres
lined up on the shelf
like mini black caskets
these weren’t the plastic pathetic kind
the box said real
behold a blue rose
that never dies
ironically the rose will last
a long, long time
so long as
you keep it away from the rain
and the sun
perfectly preserved petals
that never age
or crumble
embalmed beauty
for the masses
not even a rose can die
naturally
‘cause of shoppers like me
who buy up all three
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