A rose is but a woman <br />Chaste, fragrant, prominent <br />Its thorns its protecting weapon <br />In haste to retaliate, violate <br /> <br />Roseate blossom is innocent, redolent <br />Wafting in air chaste fragrance <br />Crushed by anyone malevolent <br />Thorns'll pierce him bleed by vehemence<br /><br />Indira Renganathan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rose-45/
