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I. A rose Is a rose Is a breath of flame Beauty must be dressed in thorn To survive more then one love II. Rose Contradiction You like a woman Are dual cast Bound in grace Prone to torment A knot of flame drawn inward Never to untangle Dancing between the thorns III. When the blue rose first changed its color Lusting after the sky We could do nothing more then let it grow Dressing itself in reflection Something drawn up from the earth To rival the heavens IV. Oh clenched fist of a lover You were a rose of too many Dancing thorns The blood The blood I could not hold on V. A rose Is a rose Is a barrel of flame A shotgun holding red This is the way the world Reminds us it is beautiful This is the way the world Reminds us of its thorns
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Dec 24, 2013
Dec 24, 2013 at 8:50 PM UTC
Five Roses
I. A rose Is a rose Is a breath of flame Beauty must be dressed in thorn To survive more then one love II. Rose Contradiction You like a woman Are dual cast Bound in grace Prone to torment A knot of flame drawn inward Never to untangle Dancing between the thorns III. When the blue rose first changed its color Lusting after the sky We could do nothing more then let it grow Dressing itself in reflection Something drawn up from the earth To rival the heavens IV. Oh clenched fist of a lover You were a rose of too many Dancing thorns The blood The blood I could not hold on V. A rose Is a rose Is a barrel of flame A shotgun holding red This is the way the world Reminds us it is beautiful This is the way the world Reminds us of its thorns
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Dec 24, 2013
Dec 24, 2013 at 8:50 PM UTC
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