Rose of Darkness

by AmberSherrellxxIve Been Sitting Here Trying To Find Myselfxx   Aug 6, 2007


A rose blooms
Clearly in sight
Yet something's not quit right

Instead of white,
Yellow, or red
This rose seems to be dead

With petals of ebony
And crimson thorns
This rose, in my garden, silently adorns

Its darkness seduces all around
But those who near it
Fall dead to the ground

It's mysterious beauty
It's deadly charm
With more than a glance
Leaves gashes on arms

Without a touch
It's thorns dig deep
Causing you're blood to slowly leak

The bleeding doesn't stop
You bleed until you die
At the rose's base is where you'll lie

As you're life fades
A new bud begins
This rare rose
Feeds off you're sins

It drains you lifeless
Unless you are pure
If you're clean
This rose you'll endure

A dark black rose
With crimson spikes
Lingers hauntingly
In the night

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  • 17 years ago

    by Michelle18

    WOW! i love it!....i like how you can take something so simple such as a rose and turn it into something so dark and full of emotion.. great job! 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Of Sweet Insanity

    This was a fantastic poem. I loved how you wrapped it all arounda rose. . . TALENT. 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Debbie

    Nicely done. I find the thought of gauging a person's purity to determine whether he is worthy of living or not rather fascinating, and worth further notice as well. The descriptions portrayed was divinely vivid and the tone of voice emotive and well articulated. I truly enjoyed this piece, Amber.

  • 17 years ago

    by ECILA ice

    Wow this one is absolutely powerful from the title up until to its own content,it has deep meaning though i can't really adopt the hidden meaning in it..Nice description too. anyway, Keep up the good work!

  • 17 years ago

    by N J Thornton

    I liked this, although there were a few mistakes.
    I liked the way you turned the whole idea of a rose on its head and made it quite deadly. Your descriptions were very vivid in parts of the poem also.
    On the third line though, it should be "quite."
    Also, you have many homophone errors concerning "you're" and "your." You're is used when shortening down you are, and your is used when something is belonging to. A way to tell if you're using the correct one is to see if you are would work in that sentance...For example (taking a couple of lines from your poem) "as you are life fades" doesn't make sense, however "if you are clean" does. Hope that helped without offending you.
    Keep writing.

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