The Rose
By Shafa K
[not published yet]
The elegant Rose,
Majestically resting with a pose.
People admire your beauty,
Your scent creates a sense of serenity.
However, when they reach out to touch you,
They feel a sting of pain.
To one, the sting may be worth all the hours of hard work gone towards helping the Rose nourish.
To others, this pain continues, but soon, the light will shine again...
While we juggle between the two feelings,
We never realise
That the beauty that lives inside
is more important than
The pain that brings suffering.
Rose, you stand there,
Tall and confident,
Waiting for someone to admire your beauty.
But do you wonder,
why no-one realises you flourish a beautiful scent,
Without expecting a single cent?