"But all I wanted was to be held in an embrace of genuine interest" - Kim Reyes
"Rosebush"
I've had bushes of roses planted for me
Inspired poetry worthy of publication
Been driven to the moon just to see the view
Given all the things, all the stuff
Everything physical, with "love"
At least that's what was promised...
Til what was bestowed became owed
My imprisoned love, not enough
I couldn't see through the stars
The blacks and blues marked my arms, my face, my neck
"Don't ever touch me again!"
I never asked for a rose garden
or language that beguiles me, traps me with your mood
The moon is the most beautiful
But I can't breathe on my own on the moon!
Promised the world for me
But all I wanted was to be held in an embrace of genuine interest.
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