Twelve Roses In Each Vase

Twelve roses in each vase
Twelve roses tied with lace
Twelve roses tied with a bow
Twelve roses with emotions to show

One rose for happiness
One rose for sadness
One rose for love
One rose for showing me I can stand above

Two roses for both sides of the heart
Two roses for an ending and a start
Two roses for the endless lovers
Two roses for the couple that suffers

Three roses for best friends forever
Three roses for the ex-friendships
That could've been put back together
Three roses for the love triangles
Three roses for the ones who were entangled

Four roses for the girl who lost her mother
Four roses for the boy who never knew his father
Four roses for the mom who never cared
Four roses for the dad who was never there

Five roses for all the deceased teenage soldiers
Five roses for all the parents that have suffered
Five roses for all the wars that should've never been
Five roses for the love that war has never seen

Six roses for the teenage cutters
Six roses for the hearts that were shattered
Six roses for the teens gone away
Six roses for the words they could never say

Seven roses for all the natural disasters
Seven roses for the victims
That could've gotten away faster
Seven roses for all the polluters that never care
Seven roses for the pollution that rots the air

Eight roses for all who committed suicide
Eight roses for all who were left behind
Eight roses for all who have tried
Eight roses for all who have failed,
Tried again and not died.

Nine roses for all the parents
Who have buried their children
Nine roses for all the parents
Who wished they were dead instead of them
Nine roses for all the pain that's been caused
Nine roses for everyone who's found themselves lost

Ten roses for the hope that's left in life
Ten roses for those who survived the pain and strife
Ten roses for those who gave up again
Ten roses for those who remain

Eleven roses for the lost, broken up couple
Eleven roses for the two hearts, now crumpled
Eleven roses for the heart broken girl
Eleven roses for the boy who just lost his world

A dozen roses for you and me
A dozen roses for the pain you don't see
A dozen roses for everything I knew
A dozen roses for everything,
That turned out were never even true.

Twelve roses in each vase
Twelve roses for each case
Twelve roses given away
Twelve roses,
For all the things I had to say.

© PassingAngel