Blood Red Roses

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Between the sheets of yesterday and today,
loud echoes of a love that could not last,
once sinful secrets now reverberate,
open rumors of forbidden passion,
denied by one who gave in to desire;

red petals scattered across a white shag carpet,
evidence that someone else was present,
denied by one who gave in to desire;

red petals scattered across the white shag carpet,
open rumors of forbidden passion,
secrets passed as stolen kisses become known,
evidence that someone else was present,
she cannot lie, but he denies the truth.