THANK YOU

thank you
for teaching me
that roses
can hurt
deeper than thorns,
that everything
is ephemeral... even eternity
can lose to time.
that feelings change,
and foundations can be shaken
by winds as soft as a whisper,
and all that is beautiful
can meet an ugly end.
thank you for awakening me
from my cozy world of dreams,
and saving what was left of me
that love could not destroy!