A single white rose.
Ever since I was a little girl that is what I�ve wanted.
I remember my sister wanted a dozen red roses, diamonds, and more.
Or she wanted marriage, a baby, someone to adore her every word.
Cassie got those dozen roses�
After he had broken her heart.
The diamond was after the vow she didn�t want to take
And the more is beginning to show�
The marriage isn�t always happy�
The babies do not know it.
Does he adore her?
I don�t know.
But he�s too jealous.
He won�t even let her work for fear a man in the work place will steal her.
I just wanted a single white rose.
I remember my sister wanted someone just to love her.
She wanted her self esteem built, no abuse, and someone to be there.
She wanted supported, a family, but mostly love.
Becky had those things.
Her self esteem was built just so he could crush it down,
He wasn�t abusive until she married him
And now he�s rarely around.
She supports them all,
Her family is falling apart.
Her own kids tell her they don�t want her
Her step son is all mouth
The love she wanted comes from her cat.
I just wanted a single white rose.
I remember my Mom told of her dreams.
She wanted a man to love her, to get a degree, and to raise a family.
Her first husband crashed her dreams.
The second taught her fear.
My Father isn�t a nice man.
My Father says he loves her but only if you force him.
Degree? No but she�s almost got her GED finally.
Raise a family? Now that she has done.
Me, I just want a single white rose.
My Father wanted an insta-family.
He wanted a loving wife and kids and to support them.
He has the loving wife but he�s mentally abusing to her.
His kids he emotionally abused.
Support? The only support he�s gave was when he bought my Mother support panty hose.
But me,
I just want a single white rose.
I don�t want promises you don�t intend to keep.
I don�t want to force a man to ever marry me.
If I get married someday, great, it was a mutual decision.
Children? Maybe someday but I won�t base my dreams upon them.
I don�t want a dozen red roses,
They are so traditional and would just die.
I don�t want diamonds.
Diamonds are boring�if you must get me a jewel, make it unique like a black onyx.
I just want a single white rose.
I don�t want someone to adore my every word because sometimes my words are nothing.
He shouldn�t have to build my self esteem; I should be stable on my own.
Support? No, I can be independent.
I just want a single white rose.
Ever since I was a little girl�I�ve dreamed of a white rose.
I wanted a man that truly loved me and truly cared and that wanted to spend a long time with me to give it to me.
I wanted him to give me a single white rose.
He�d say to me �the white symbolizes my pure love for you�
He�d say �there�s only one, a single rose, because you�re the only one I want and one is all I need�
I just want a single white rose.
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Maybe someday.