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Rose

from The Hippie by Ari Lesser

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A man and a woman who are in their mid-twenties
Together 5 years and happy indeed
They aren’t very rich no they don’t have plenty
But they love each other and have what they need

The two live a simple and peaceful life
The husband is kind and he loves wife
The wife is beautiful and cares for her man
They haven’t had a fight since their marriage began

The wife looks at her partner with a tender gaze
She knows they’ll be together ‘til the end of their days
Approaches him one day and asks him if maybe
He would be ready to for them to have a baby

He’s thrilled with the idea, he’d been wanting one too
So he told her, “Honey of course I do
Why wouldn’t I want a family member that’s new?
Especially if they’ll be anything like you”

So for weeks they go at it night and day
The two to begin to wonder what’s the delay
Then finally one morning the wife is relieved
The test comes up positive, at last she’d conceived

She told her man, and what a grin he smiled
In just a few months they would have their first child
The two were so happy, they told all their friends
But happily is not how this story ends

Several months go by and the woman’s belly grows
It’s going to be a girl and they’re going to name her Rose
The husband buys a crib, paints the extra room pink
The whole nine months the wife doesn’t take a drink

Instead she binges on ice cream and pickles
Sometimes the baby kicks and it kind of tickles
The husband goes to bed with his hand on her stomach
Boy the nine-month mark sure did come quick

Wife goes into labor the very next morning
With back pains contractions and other signs of warning
Her body aches, and she gets the shakes
And a couple minutes later her water breaks

The soon to be father helps his wife to the truck
She’s in so much pain all she can say, “Fuck!”
They make it to the hospital and lay her on table
Husband at her side saying, “Push if you’re able”

She pushes and pushes and with a final shout
She is able to push her first baby out
The beautiful girl was the perfect size
She had her mommy’s nose and her daddy’s eyes

But her eyes didn’t blink, and her mind didn’t think
And she never got to sleep in the room painted pink
Some roses are red, some roses have thorns
This Rose was dead, it was a stillborn

There was no chance of medical revival
Because the couple’s baby was dead on arrival
I never got to meet her and I’m sad that I missed her
Cause the couple is my parents and Rose was sister

credits

from The Hippie, released November 22, 2013
Lyrics & Vocals: Ari Lesser
Production & Composition: Paul Fakhourie
Flute: Jovin Montanaro

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Ari Lesser Cleveland

Ari Lesser is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and spoken word artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed all over the world, and written hundreds of songs on a wide range of subjects. Ari’s repertoire is expansive, touching on everything from history, to animals, to Star Wars, but now his focus and passion is making music based on the Torah. ... more

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