Do dead roses have fragrance?

I always wondered.

They do, they don't. Maybe

they smell of broken promises

and all the good times that are left behind,

of unacknowledged passion

of the flickering flame of dying desire.

And probably of all the love

that lies moribund in 

the darkest corner of the hearts.

Or they probably are aromatic

of unopened surprises

because of the clouding anxiety

of the threaded feathers

suppressing you of the heights;

Or of the unlimited opportunities 

that now seem to be pretty limited.

How do you perceive it?

They are dying.,

losing the grace which envies

the beauty of the starry night.

They are dying,

losing the strength and 

putting glassy hearts to shame.

They are dying

but they still symbolize love;

Love and assurance 

of being there.

They no more possess color-

bright and the velvety touch too.

But they sound like

fallen leaves in autumn,

when you step through them

making way for your

newer and better self.

These dead roses are the layers

we usually tend to wear off

and never realize.

It is the change we see in others 

It is the change they see in us.

And let's try to make it better, always

for the dead roses in the vase 

could be replaced with the new ones 

but unfortunately, or fortunately

We couldn't