I am a rose so elegant and sweet
You may not notice me at first
I have my ways like everyone else
I start off in my life like everyone else
As a poor little bud not knowing how I am going to turn out
Or what is going to happen to me
How am I going to turn out?
I will not know

We all start out the same
It all starts with one little bud and
It grows into two and continues
We all become a bush like family
No
They aren’t like family
They are family
We all grow into one bush together

I start off as my stem
Eventually grow into my insecure bud
Where I begin to blossom
Become one of a kind
Grow into myself and be
Original

I still am not sure whom I can trust
I have my thorns to   protect me
To keep my guard up
To protect myself

I am shy
Scared
Timid

I want to bloom so fast and amazing
It takes me days to come
The ones who are not there
Make me close
The ones who are there make me open

I finally bloom
Ready to face the world
Show the world how beautiful I am
Impress them with my confidence
Dazzle them by my personality

I am a Rose

- Copyright Sam Schemmel