Like A Rose

You stand
Elegant,
And slim,
As the slender stem.
The blood
In your veins,
Juice from crushed petals.
Leaves are
Your friends,
And they are many.
But your tongue,
Your cutting tongue.
Is definitely
The thorns.

nice and funny..enjoyed it

nice and funny..enjoyed it

Thank You

mimi, glad you enjoyed, your comments are always appreciated,
Dave

Wow. This is a perfect

Wow.
This is a perfect metaphor.
If that's truly what it is...
See, I'm still not the best with literary terms.
And it's so short, but it seems so long.
And it explains a ton.
Awesome write.

I agree

I agree with this is awesome.

Gloria

Thank You

FreeSpirit for taking the time to read and comment,
Dave

Many Thanks

RiverVolta, I'm happy you got something from this piece, and just for the record, I'm not brilliant with literary terms either!
Dave

Lovely!

Dave, Such a lovely write. So prim and proper, like the rose itself.
Stunning.
I love it
Linda :*)

Thanks Linda

Glad you enjoyed, thank you for commenting,
Dave

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