Rose Valentine

Now that all

the debt collectors

are back at their desks

working the phones

and sunlight is waiting

for you in the yard

and they’re picking up

body parts in the rain

somewhere you’ll never go

and that same dog

who’s been barking for weeks

finally shuts up finally

uncomforted forlorn

you can work your way back

from the rose alone

to the purpose

of the rose

and the getting it

to grow.