By Oft felt
Date: 2002 Apr 05
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might i liken thee to this thorn...

might i liken thee to this thorn
and why a thorn you must ask
for a beautiful rose i once did find
so full and ripe with time
that when to hand i did pluck it so
upon a cliff so far from ground
so dangerous far away found
that for beauty i almost my life did gave
on that fateful windy stormy day
grip with my sweaty hands just enough
to lower myself far way down
with just a little left over to climb my way out
alas but... just on my way out
said rose succumbed to tide, wind, and wave
that all i have left of its beauty
tis this graceful of curve thorn
as was wedged deep in my finger and fore
yet for my life i would have gave
this is all that i could save
that and memory
for i will carry its memory forever more
its wound a scare 'pon my flesh
its beauty a scar 'pon my heart
and you wonder why i liken you to this thorn...
for its beauty was of only a flower
and yet im scared to flesh and heart...
as your beauty transcends this flower
will thy thorn
be for me
forever more...