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Rose


I am a rose

You will watch me grow

Bloom

And wilt

I'll do this again, and again, and again

You choose to pick me, but I'll hurt you with my thorns

Yet, I still want to be cared for and nurtured, though it will not be easy to love something so dangerous

Even though you know I have the power to betray you

You chose to stay and watch me

Grow

Bloom

and wilt

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