A white rose
is the one I chose
innocent in the sense
nothing has discolored
its perfect
clean petals
but
its still a rose
and all roses have thorns
and all thorns lead to pain
and pain convinces the mind
that you are still alive
A white rose
and heaven knows
what small feat
will turn that white
to red
to black
but
it will still be white
in the inside
in hardest of times
in its dreams
of individualism
A white rose
the meaning outgoes
all who think
they can control
this flower
of white
but
it can be influenced
then pushed
then swayed
then do something it doesn't want to do
then controlled