There were rose petals everywhere
A million petals couldn’t apologize for my own wrong-doings
So I had hoped with what little I could gather
You’d at least hear me out.
The caramel kisses on the floor
Sparkled into words and forgiveness
There were rose petals everywhere
On the beds, on the floor, in my heart
All united in the same message, one voice
Shouting out to the world my desires.
There were rose petals everywhere
As baby’s breath wafted from the ceiling
And the crown of my bed frame.
The music played our favorite songs unwittingly
Though I had a guess at what you’d like.
There were rose petals everywhere
As the yellows, oranges, violets, and whites
Flashed on and off in my hands
That bouquet of light burning
In the darkness of my room.
There were rose petals everywhere
Friends put them there with blistered hands
I could not count all the helping hands to thank them.
There were rose petals everywhere
As you entered that room, unknown to me,
With light-up roses in your head
And rose petals in your heart.

Anthony C, "There Were Rose Petals Everywhere"