The nightly wind whispers Stares at me Cold, I stare at my rose Green bucket has a new web Dirt has no rot to eat Core has no worms to feast Pick the rose He says to me I do not move I simply watch the wilteds fall Pick the rose Why watch it suffer Another wilted I never pick I never tend Its past half bare Picking brings me fear But tending gives me no hope I often wonder which is better Why watch it suffer