A Rose is but a rose-
With Thorns that Prick-
It causes Blood to Run-
And Tears to drip-
A sign of pure Beauty-
But Never-of a Word-
Is Only Pedal deep-
That floats down to the Earth-
A Rose is only the Word-
When pedals Cease to Stand-
And rays of Sun Shine on Them-
And they begin to Bend-
This simple rose is now Another-
it still has Thorns-so sharp-
But Blossomed pedals sit upon it-
No longer in the Dark.