Thorns

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I was walking past an old friends house
And there were these beautiful flowers
These magnificent, vibrant flowers

And I was drawn to them like a fly
To a Venus fly trap
Like a bug to a sundew plant

And I reached out, out, out
My fingers caressed the wonderous petals
But I pulled away, away, away

And crimson leaked from my hand
And drip dropped, drip dropped
Staining the pavement beneath me

And as I stared at the cerise pouring down my hand
Like that of a stream falling over a mountain
I had a thought
A wicked, evil thought

And it seemed as though the devil in me had stirred
As I whispered
How perfect this seems
For her to have something that looks so pretty
But is so wretchedly ugly underneath

And as I stood there wallowing
I caught a glimpse of blonde in the window
A sunny yellow that couldn't be matched
So unique
So welcoming

And I saw her smirk at me
Her beautiful smile
Hiding the rotten underneath

And she looked at the red contrasting against my pale skin
Her grin grew
Into a malicious, wicked sneer

And she reached out, out, out
In a mocking wave
And then she walked away, away, away

And then I was walking,

Walking,

Walking.

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