Penitents Rose

There's something exquisite about flowers, especially the rose. No matter what the color it is, no matter how beautiful it is, it can't exist without the thorns beneath. Flowers can symbolize love, passion, joy and yet we use lilies to show that we're sad. Man is beautiful; his happiness is beautiful, man has so many virtues but we can never forget the demons beneath. Maybe that's why poets, we admire and love roses so much they somewhat represent us.