Love Poem: Crystal Rose
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Written by: Stephen Pennell

Crystal Rose

This crystal rose. 
So fragile to the touch.
Petals damaged even by a look.
Thorns blunted by a single word.
This rose so easily crushed.
Given for eternity. 
So easily returned. 
This symbol of eternal love.
A man's pride sacrificed in hope. 
All for the chance of everlasting love.  
fed by emotion 
fueled by a heart on fire
It's not a passionflower
or a buttercup with petals 
that says she loves me, loves me not
it's a beating bleeding crystal rose. 
mine to give freely
to whoever I love