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A Withering Rose

September 10, 2013
By hrj_nikki14 SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
hrj_nikki14 SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, and keep the world to wonder how you did it.

Women are like angels. You break our wings... we simply continue to fly... on broomsticks. We're flexible like that (;


A beautiful rose can have strong roots,
Firmly placed in the ground,
And against all animosity,
It tries not to be pushed around.

A fragile rose bears soft petals,
Very delicate to the touch.
They may be attached to the strongest root,
But alone, they cannot handle much.

A wind or storm may come by,
And knock the flower down.
But without the support from others,
It will not get off the ground.

Once the stem is broken,
Its spirits gone as well.
The flowers will to get back up,
Has been utterly kissed farewell.

All the others try to help,
But never do succeed.
They stop when they get pricked themselves,
And forget the roses needs.

As the time dragged on,
The rose turned red,
Slowly, Slowly
So no one knew it bled.

The rose then shriveled,
In itself enclosed.
And all that was left,
Was a wilting rose.


The author's comments:
A friend of mine, was going through a very tough time. Words would not persuade them, and I began to worry. They always seemed to enjoy my poems, and so they became my inspiration. So this poem is dedicated to: a_withering_rose

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on Sep. 22 2013 at 10:33 am
hrj_nikki14 SILVER, Apex, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, and keep the world to wonder how you did it.

Women are like angels. You break our wings... we simply continue to fly... on broomsticks. We're flexible like that (;

Oh thank you so much. That means a lot to me!! The symbolism of the rose is that they cannot live without the help of others. And no, I am not the rose. I have a ... friend, who was, considering something... and I wanted her to know that there will always be people out there to help her, she just needed to be willing to let them help her(:

on Sep. 22 2013 at 10:03 am
tumbleweed BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” -Dr. Seuss

I love, love, love this poem! I love how you show two sides to the same thing. I feel like there is a lot of symbolism in this poem. Are you the rose? And it is so elegant in its simplicity. Truly beautiful :)