If You Knew Me

Innocence

Bowing, she reached down

to pick up a little flower,

lying in the filthy, muddy street,

wet after the shower.

No one seemed to notice her,

kneeling on the ground,

caressing her little red bloom,

as people passed around.

She marveled at its beauty;

and wondered at its shine,

whispering "I'll save you, little rose,

now you shall be mine."

She picked up the broken petals,

and washed away the grime,

cradled them in her hand,

"I found you just in time."

She alone saw its worth,

the flower lying there,

she kissed the velvet petals,

and placed them in her hair.