~Rose Among Thorns~

No matter how many thorns
surround us
We must view our life as a rose
Even though thorns hurt and cause pain
Our beauty still shows

For if you let the thorns
take your beauty away
Then you will start to wilt
a little bit each day



And everyday your beauty fades
Life is no longer a beautiful gift
It becomes a chore just to stay alive
Every moment moves by so swift

If you reach to pick a rose
and you get stuck with a thorn
You will start to bleed
If you let people take joy from your life
Then you have let them plant a seed



A seed of sadness
and bitterness will grow
The roots will take hold inside your heart
Then before you know it
you've succumbed to the thorns
Your life will begin to fall apart

So continue to grow among the thorns
They are not going away
Just as with the rose
thorns will always be around
But they do not steal the beauty
from a rose bouquet

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