The Fate of a Rose

The Fate of a Rose

By: Ethan West

Blood red stains the surface of the intertwining petals.  Like a tightly wound knot it keeps its grip.  Clasping around its own heart, letting the center of it just barely see the light that strained to give it life.  Large thorns thrust them self from its body, ready for the soft hand that would unwittingly pierce itself on them.  Yearning for the high pitched scream that would rent the air asunder.  Relishing the taste of blood as it slid sinisterly down its stem as the screams turned to tears.  The wails of its victim excited it, and made it want to spread itself out.  To take in the beautiful misery it  had caused.  But it could not move.  It would wait there until a rubber hand would pluck it from the brush.  Breaking the thorns that gave it joy, and then the very people it had oppressed would watch as it wilted and died in the windowsill.

     The sun beat down on its mangled corpse as its torturers plucked it once again from its perch.  Tossing it in the garbage, the lid closing over its broken form.  Then all was black...

Such is the fate of a rose....

Author's Note

A dark depiction of a common love symbol

Reviews

[EileenMarie]

wow..... my ex used to give me roses all the time! and I felt like

"the sun beat down on its mangled corpse as its torturers plucked it once again from its perch. Tossing it in the garbage, the lid closing over its broken form. Then all was black..."

after I left.........

wow...... powerful! Great write, great imagery.... so descriptive and right on!

[ewest1220]

Wow thanks! I'm really thrilled you liked it!

[forevermore1218]

I like how describe this rose so detailed and perfect that it makes me want to take in its scent and beauty in real life. I loved this description and that you portrayed this rose so perfect. I feel like I want to write a whole book about it.

This is going in my library :)

[ewest1220]

Sweet! Thank you so much for reading I'm really glad you enjoyed my work!

[Justin Flume]

I have only one sentence here.. xD

MOTHERFUCKING AMAZING E.

[ewest1220]

lol thanks my friend!

[Baby Ricochet]

Damn man, that's a really good poem. It's got a sadistic tinge to it and the more you read it the better it gets.That's A compliment from a newbie that tends to write violent poems.

[ewest1220]

lol I tend to be a more narcissistic person myself so I'm glad you caught the darker tone. Either way I'm thrilled you enjoyed my work thank you so much for reading!

[Tattered Teddy]

Awesome. I see the rose, as you say a common love signal, as being symbolic of the path that love itself can take.

[ewest1220]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

[Erika Jones]

Wooow o-o So dark! But I do agree with you, it is a dark depiction of the one great flower us humans use to symbolize eternal love.

[ewest1220]

Thanks! I'm really glad you liked this piece thank you so much for reading!

[Erika Jones]

Your welcome :)

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

The epiphany of "the rose', beauty intermingled with pain and sorrow. I appreciate your incredible use of metaphors and imagery

[ewest1220]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[F.P. Chat]

I like the way you transform something like a simple rose to a creature with heart, sould and feelings...indeed very nice.

[ewest1220]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[Dean Kuch®]

Every rose has it's thorn, 'ey? An enchantingly dark look at the beautiful elegance of a rose. Much like lovers to some, once the rose has fulfilled it's purpose and lost it's luster, it is discarded and thrown away, wilted and forgotten...
Stunning!

[ewest1220]

Love the review my friend! I really appreciate your input and your perspective on my work is quite interesting! Thanks for reading!

[Rox Bain ☮]

I enjoyed this for three reasons:
Firstly, the personification of the rose. Not many poems that I have read about love and sybolism to do with roses are very satisfying... but this one, well, I love it.
Secondly, it's not cliched like most love poems. It's not talking about the actual people involved...it's just centred on the rose...
Thirdly, it's not technically a poem... but it is still poetic. This is my favourite type of riting.

[ewest1220]

Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed my writing thank you so much for reading!

[Pax]

a cool tale of the rose. a very nice views on it..

[ewest1220]

Thanks!