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poe
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0 posted 2005-12-13 12:41 PM


Well by the reception I recieved from my last poem, I decided to go back to my roots (Pun Intended)
Thus I leave you to enjoy THE ROSE.

In a moment the thoughts are gone
The truth that once laid deep inside
Has wilted prematurely
Someone has forgotten to feed and water my seed
The words that once were so prevalent
No longer seem to guide me to where I am meant to be
A martyr by my own words
Everything is escaping my comprehension
Teetering on the brink of insanity
The choice should be so simple
However I find myself lost in a river
Torn from once humble surroundings
How am I suppose to know the right and wrong
When they all seem to be covered in jewels and lies
The world has cornered me
I am lost yet I am found, where was the second that I had a grasp on things
It was lost amongst the gravitational pull of the earth
Is it all the same in the days that are all lost?
I am but a single rose in a bramble patch
Growing thorns to fit into my surroundings
Now I realize that my life is ready to bloom
I will no longer strangle the stem of my own body
I can no longer stand still
I must uproot my self
All I know is that this is my life
No one else can choose for me
I have to figure out the oath I am meant to take
It has been far too long since I have worked for my own goals
It always seems to be someone else’s dreams
The moments have passed me by for the last time
My life, my dreams all come to fruition only with my words
I am the alpha and the omega of my own fate
I am not going to sleep till my words are dancing on the tongues of society
Like my petals on a balmy fall day
Freud may have diagnosed the mind
Yet he could never have imagined the existence of a flower such as myself
I see the world as a place of peace
Yet the war of the roses still seems to continue on
No longer will I strive to be what they wish
I will shake the frost from my being
During all seasons and times
I will blossom eternally
By these words I shall live

Tomorrow comes for those who fear it.
Today never ends for those who live it.

© Copyright 2005 Poe Wilson - All Rights Reserved
iliana
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1 posted 2005-12-13 02:19 AM


Good anaologies, poe....yes, I think we are all roses....or at least, potentially.  Good luck with the transplant.
aujussy wolf
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2 posted 2005-12-13 02:34 AM


poe ... good stuff , really good !
the end shined bright
~wolf

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3 posted 2005-12-13 04:38 AM


enjoyed

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

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4 posted 2005-12-13 09:09 PM


quote:
I am but a single rose in a bramble patch
Growing thorns to fit into my surroundings
Now I realize that my life is ready to bloom
I will no longer strangle the stem of my own body
I can no longer stand still
I must uproot my self
All I know is that this is my life


and even if you must live it as a thorn, as I've been told more than once I am? LOL, it IS your life, so bloom away, friend! Be you the blossom, the thorn, the root...the 'essence' of life remains what you make of it, and I have a feeling you make it a very fine fragrance.

poe
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5 posted 2005-12-18 02:43 AM


Thank you, iliana.Transplant is definetly a fitting term for what is happening with my life. We are all roses, I have to agree.

Thank you very much aujussy wolf.

MGROVES I am glad that you enjoyed the poem.

Midnitesun everyone is a thorn at some point in time in their lives. I shall bloom to where ever my life takes me. That is very kind of you to say I hope others would agree with that statement.

Tomorrow comes for those who fear it.
Today never ends for those who live it.

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