Black Roses

I met her where the shadows fall
On cobblestones and chapel walls
She spoke like dusk, her breath was gold
And I was young, and I was old

She said the nights were cruel and long
So I wrote her warmth into a song
But songs don’t burn, and songs don’t shine
So I made a vow beneath the pines

I’ll take you where the sun won’t sleep
Where silence hums and light runs deep
I’ll steal the fire from heaven’s dome
And build you sunsets for our home

Each evening, love, I’ll paint the skies
With amber tears and lullabies
And when the frost begins to bite
I’ll give you roses, black as night

One for each shiver, each sigh, each chill
A velvet bloom, a quiet thrill
They’ll never wilt, they’ll never fade
Like all the promises I made

We’ll walk the edge of time and flame
No need for maps, no need for names
Just you and I, and all we own—
A trail of petals, and the sun we’ve stolen