Life Love and Roses

A lovely rose with petals soft
A scent so sweet and light
So beautiful a flower
With color's shining bright

But something not so savory
About this fragrant rose -
The thorns , so sharp upon the stem
That sharpen as it grows

Though still lovely is the flower
Despite the thorns that prick
Just as life and love are sweet
They too have thorns that stick

But don't be scared to live or love
Life's not exempt from pain -
So pick a rose , you may get hurt
But also you will gain .