I wrote this poem in the middle of the night, I couldn't fall asleep so I went in the living room and decided to write. On the table was a vase, with, just one rose. I was to tired to think of something to write, and was getting really pissed off at the rose, just sitting there in tranquility of it's own, not caring about it's environment. That's how I began to write this poem, first on little yellow post it notes, just words, phrases, i must have had 30 of them, filled front and back, but I could not take it anymore, shoved the hole pack in my back pack, and went back to bed. I couldn't fall asleep, so I made up verses about the rose. I didn't remeber anything about it in the next week or so, only to find it again while looking for a pencil. You must understand, the original poem did not have such negativity, for as time passed by, all of the verses were lost in my cells, and THAT's where the hate comes from. From not having all the original post-its, (i'm not the most organized guy, it's no secret), as well as from not remembering the "original" stanzas




An Evil Rose by Paul Ivanov

Green, red, white, pink, orange and yellow.
Hollow, insecure
Mesmerizing, pure:
You polygonal prickly tender rose
So much personality,
So little plant

For most occasions, decoration is your task
Must you abuse this job is what I ask

A certain number, and a change of cloak,
We grieve and suffer, or smile and joke

A shallow rather simple organism you seem to me
So much depends on you, how can this be?

All shades of yellow, red, orange,
You even wear a stem of limes
You bring signs of hope, relief
Yet make us mourn and cry sometimes.

You are no longer but a plant, Rose
Do you know why?
The vase is shattered, water -- gone
And now, sweet Rose, you die!


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