but you knew something about those roses
how they feel inside when tumbling
is about to happen how they look up
and then look down and someone
knew you passed through that room
where you’d put all your pretty girls
in one vase before they broke your heart

image: Unknown (French) Vase of Roses 20th century http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/73852214134/unknown-french-vase-of-roses-20th-century