A monster with roses in his hands, is still a monster, and he will force-feed you thorns, sugarcoated and chocolate dipped, turning your window eyes bloodstained and cracked. Then leaves you when he chooses, your soul sickened, body broken and bleeding upon the floor.
James E. Roethlein copyright 2020
If you like this poem, I have two published collections of poetry available on Amazon “ Musing On The Cricket Game of Life Part 1 1/2” and “An Extravagant Way of Saying Nothing “