Rust & Rose E

There's an old red pickup fading By the fence where we first kissed. Rust is slowly stealing memories. But somehow not a single wish, The roses keep on blooming there, Like they never learned goodbye. Funny how the earth keeps breathing While a broken heart Survives. People say the seasons change, But mine still wears your Name. We're just rust and roses, Beauty wrapped in pain. One keeps holding on to color, One gets washed away by Rain. You were every summer sunset, I'm the winter you left behind. Love can leave a body, But it never leaves the Mind. Your letters fill the dresser drawer, Faded ink, familiar lines. I still trace every little sentence Like they'll somehow bring you back tonight. The radio plays our favorite song. I pull the truck onto the shoulder. Some melodies grow sweeter as the memories Grow older. If forever was a garden, I'd plant your name In every row. So every spring I'd see your smile in every Rose that chose to Grow. We're just rust and roses, Holding on through time. One reminds me life keeps moving, One reminds me you were Mine. Even if these hands grow older, Even if these skies turn gray, I'll keep finding you in flowers That refuse to fade away. Some things disappear with time, But love learns how to bloom In different ways.