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The Flowers That Grow

May 20, 2014
By Takao BRONZE, Akron, Ohio
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Let thy roots grow

Dig into my skin

Let thy roots form words
piercing Thy wicked tongue

Let thy roots corrupt us

Forming the world

The flower of evil is us

Look how far you have fallen Oh Flower look how much you've


Grown

© Louise T., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
What inspired me was The flowers Of evil. A book of poetry by Charles Baudelaire. What I hope people get from my poem is that the flower of evil grows inside all of us. Im not talking about the book but the metaphorical term as the flower growing from corruption and evil.
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