roses and coffee

the story of life

an interesting journey

you meet and need

you find you lose

the first chapter

leads me on

it's a captivating read

then i shut it close

i don't want to know the end

what if my favorite character say, dies?

gasp!

I'll leave it on the shelf

intriguing read

i pick and begin

some left and were gone

some left and stayed

the main character

captivates me to keep reading

then suddenly i put it back again

i don't want to know

some memories ought to live on

some desires ought to be fanned

but amnesia differentiates

between the good and the bad

i take the book

there is a bookmark

i open it

it's a chapter about me

how did he know?

the facts are right

the truths taunting

wait, he lived that part

i slowly close it

it's the familiar smell of coffee

he hands me the mug

and a rose

it's been a while

i get lost in the memories...

of a darker time

and my eyes cloud

i shut it close

take out a match

hesitate for a while 

then i light it up

the flames light up

i try to salvage it

but the tongues of fire burn

so i decide to let it go 

before i get burned