DON’T BE TEMPTED
A rose by any other name
Is nothing more than poison
A stem with thorns
Tempting you with green
And as you near it
It’s spike pierces your skin
Gurgling thick red
Through what once
Was virgin veins
Come quick my friend
Run far from it
Don’t look into its eyes
Hold back your temptation
Run to the beauty
The peace that surrounds
Live through the heart
Enjoy only the color
Of what life has
Delivered you today.
Written by,
Terry Shepherd
10/15/2015
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