By Carlos Trujillo
Date: 1 June 1997

THE ROSE

      A man and a woman together become like a beautiful rose
They create a love so strong to which nothing can withhold
The woman like the pettels so beautiful so soft
Giving off such sweet perfumes in which you could get lost
The man like the stem protecting her with his thorns
Keeping her out of dangers way, keeping her safe from harm
In his eyes her beauty surpasses all that is around
He holds up for all to see, he will never let her down
Like the rose the two are one
Together in the cold of the night
And still together as they bloom in the warmth of the sun
But soon the pettels start to fall and the rose begins to wilt
And I know the love you and I have created never will