Update IV of V – Eternal Literary empire – Purple Rose

 

A corporation was formed.

A manuscript carefully typed, edited, reread — countless times.

Copy editing, typography, design —

so many details that could fill an entire chapter on their own.

 

Never once did I question my desire to do this —

only my intent for the outcome.

And in that questioning, I found peace.

 

Though I may stand alone,

I am content knowing I have laid this final rose

for someone worthy of my love.

 

It is not every day we are cast into a place

we wish to remain for eternity —

a seductive call to return to our version of Eden,

even when we’re cast out by our own mistakes

or the inevitable waves of life’s ocean.

 

I have felt this — feel this — know this to be true in my soul – and have never longed the way I did, do, and will for some time. 

And yet, I have chosen to be satisfied that I once walked

through paradise gardens,

tasting honey that flowed from the trees,

running my fingertips along rose petals that called my name.

 

I may no longer be there,

but this is only the beginning of my literary legacy —

a monument, an eternal and universal monument,

to honor a love I have known through this act —

deserving, resting, immortalized.

 

I’m not writing a poem — that’s what poets do.

I’m not writing a book — that’s what authors do.

And I’m not writing several, as a distinguished author might.

I am building a literary empire, one book at a time.

 

Some will intertwine. Others will stand alone.

But each will hold a sacred place within the Purple Rose Universe —

a world born from a name,

built in honor of a woman who no longer speaks mine.

 

I am building an empire.

And you, dear reader,

are witnessing the cornerstone being laid.

 

November – Seventh, 2025

— 🌹 James V The Poet  🖤✨