A pallid rose
with edges outlined
charcoal black
accentuates burned
hope--shaped by
expired dreams.
Unspoken secrets
entwine in spiral
formation; sealed
beneath the heart's
core--emotions
camouflaged.
Twirling its fragile
stem betwixt
trembling fingertips;
its shadow appears
below, atop
translucent
waters.
An effortless toss,
and it's set afloat
into the unknown;
swimming freely--
while shifted by
rapid currents of
a waterfall.