Reject Roses
there’s a store
that sells
necessities
like bread and milk and eggs
but my buggy
turns left
where the roses
need rescue
not the ones
at the front
dressed
in velvet
perfection
but the ones in the back
that sit like sad sacks
stamped with a neon sticker
discount
take them home
cut a fresh straw
and dip them
in a cool drink
on their last leg
they bloom
as if they
belong
in a vase
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