What Makes a Rose?

What makes a rose?

Is it its stem?

Or its petals?

The scent?

Or is it its beauty?

The beauty of a rose in the moonlight : captivating.

Sinful, yet innocent.

But what about its thorns?

It is the evil part, is it not?

Like every charmer, it comes with a secret

They are like mermaids who lead sailors to their deaths,

With voices so pure and silky.

When you spot the rose, your thought would be lost with its beauty.

You’ll grab for it without thinking and you’ll prick yourself with its thorns.

You’ll bleed and one drop will stain its petals.

And that drop is its symbol of danger.