{"id":1086,"date":"2016-11-30T11:16:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:49:10","slug":"thorns-and-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1086","title":{"rendered":"Thorns and Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it\u2019s the ones you love and care for the most that turn around and hurt you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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A thorn pricked my finger
\nAnd now it is bleeding;
\nI was giving the rose water,
\nIt was so desperately needing,
\nAnd I simply reached down
\nTo cup a flower and to smell,
\nWhen the thorn struck me,
\nAnd the bloom from my hand fell.<\/p>\n

Why did it prick me
\nWhen to its needs I was tending?
\nI was just trying to smell
\nThe scent it was sending
\nAnd to hold and admire
\nIts beautiful flower,
\nWhy then did it stab me,
\nTry to turn my love sour?<\/p>\n

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Sometimes it\u2019s the ones you love and care for the most that turn around and hurt you. A thorn pricked my finger And now it is bleeding; I was giving the rose water, It was so desperately needing, And I simply reached down To cup a flower and to smell,…<\/p>\n

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