An Ending

On her bed lay roses

Dried and wilted

Left there by a lover

Forgotten long ago

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The satin sheets that she lay on

Were faded with time

The pillow hard and crystalloid

Held her head gently

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The room was serene

The air stale and silent

Her face held a trace of love

Left from years before

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Time had stood still

Not knowing this room existed

Everything left untouched

Throughout the years

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Her friends gathered

To say good-bye

To a shadow of a memory

Etched in their minds

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She was at peace now

Her body finally at rest

In its rightful place

Next to her lover