Roses are red, but roses are also yellow, and purple, and green – look, there’s a lot of different roses.

That’s not very good stuff for the first line of a poem, though.

Maybe we can make more sense of all this using this video from TikTok user @361southtxdad:

“Remember,” says the woman behind the camera, assisting a customer.

“Red roses are for love.”

“Yellow roses are for friendship.”

“Which rose is for ‘don’t call me back?'” asks the customer.

@361southtxdad

Teaching my Dad about roses goes wrong 😂😆 #funnydads #dadsoftiktok #roses #mothersdaygift

♬ Which rose dont call me back – 361Southtxdad

People helpfully gave their theories in the comments:

Maybe get a little prickly?

Or just zig and zag.

Why are you even at the store?

It’s so romantic, isn’t it?

At least, we think it is.

Now that you’ve read that story, check out this one about a delivery driver who took a $400 grocery order back because she wasn’t given a tip.