Lio Kammueller, Contributing Writer
“give us our roses while we’re still here”
does not mean
give your sons the bouquet you give your daughters
give me instead
the corsage my high school girlfriend bought me for my senior prom
give me the jacqueminots of my fraternity
with no thorns to draw innocent blood
give me the cheap fabric and plastic i bought at the craft store
that my ex left at my door when we finally broke up
give me the balloon flowers and snapdragons in my childhood backyard
give me christmas poinsettias and easter lilies
give me lady’s slippers to carry me through the snow
give me the rotten perfume of spring cherry blossoms
but do not
give me the bouquet you give your daughters
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