rose

have you ever watched something you thought to be so innocent be corrupted right before your eyes. yes, it's quite a horrible sight indeed. so what should you do...
shall you knowingly stand by and watch it slowly deterioate and wilt from the magnificent rose it once was or...
shall you confront it, and agaist all odds try and save and preserve it. should you try and clench that rose so tight until the pain and agony of its thorns cause you to bleed to death...
but with a garden there are many things to tend to... so you may simply decide to cut the rose from the bush. put it somewhere and forget about it, throw it into the compost heap that you've slowly built up over the seasons. and then just hope that next spring you'll find another flower with a sweeter smell, one that will never wilt, one that can stand the relentless winters, one which will always be in full bloom... just for you.