Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't know why I am still alive for you.
Roses, Violets, and Existential Dread
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This is a twist on a classic romantic rhyme, but instead of expressing love, it expresses a sense of being trapped or unfulfilled. It plays with the idea of not knowing why one would continue to live for someone, which has a darker, more existential tone than a typical love poem.