My Apology

When I first knew of you, I wouldn't have called you free

And as we bonded through a rose

I never would have guessed later regret

But you filled me with such light

And I felt like I could fly

So I failed to let you still

I feel the same way still

But by my insanity, you're not free

And it breaks me to hear your pleas to fly

Because when you were once an uncrumpled rose

You didn't wilt from my light

And the way you cower in fear fills my heart with regret

Deep down, I also acknowledge your regret

And I see that somehow you still

Hide away and protect your final light

The way you beg to be set free

Lets me again remember that sweet rose

For I now know I am why you can't fly

So instead of asking why you won't fly

For once I'll learn from my regret

As the evergoing rose

Has my love still

And I want to set you free

But I don't have the strength to raise you like a chochin to the light

Perhaps I can become a dimmer light

And together we can fly

And together we can be free

And heal from our shared regret

Just because I want the best for you still

Doesn't mean you can't stay my rose

And I will cherish the last shreds of the innocent rose

Before it was blinded by lust's light

And I will protect you from myself still

And eventually watch as you fly

In order to save you from regret

Dear, sweet flower, let this apology set you free