old writings ... roses

a snippet that i wrote back in college ... feb 1997

The rose continued to droop and die as she sat at her desk alternatively pondering the blank computer screen and the life cycle of vegetation. Why? The roses had been a Valentine’s gift. Bought from Stop and Shop. They had started to droop and die the next morning despite the packet she had added to the water from the florist. But they had been from Stop and Shop anyway. It was some sort of effort, at least. The screen was supposed to be filled with her thesis