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"Stopping For Roses," by Joe DiMino.

Sometimes I wonder

over the rose,

no longer trying

to define

its scent and beauty

but barely keeping aloft

I fight the urge

to sink deeper

become one

as always intended.

Colors darken

within the shadow

of my hovering form,

daring not to dip

too closely

fearing never again

to rise.