I WAS A ROSE

I was a rose.
You peeled off
the outer petals,
wanting to see the beautiful ones.
Then you peeled off more petals,
saying you want to see the even
   more inner ones.
You peeled again wanting
   to see the center.
When there were no petals left,
you looked at me, bereft,
and said you didn't love me, anymore.

Copyright ©2019 Ashi Shadow - 6/2/19.
The date would suggest it is on Shweta, but I don't think it is.
Maybe it is on Averi.
Or, maybe it is in fact on Shweta.
I was not completely satisfied with the linebreaks.
the line "you looked at me, bereft," was added after the original writing.