Origami Rose

Fold unfold fold. The faded paper, losing its color from the constant poking and prodding. Its once bright love filled color now lost. He put his love and devotion into every fold and crevice created. Fold unfold fold. He folded each piece with the precision of a jigsaw puzzle and yet it never quite fit. Fold unfold fold. The day he gave it to her. The devotion in her eyes. It started a fire in both him and the girl—their first kiss, their first night together. It gave them everything. Fold unfold fold. Just as quickly, the love died as it got left behind—forgotten like the love they once had for each other. Now it stands lost, in a box full of others given to her.