
THE ROSE THAT I GAVE
THIS ROSE IS FOR THE LABYRINTH MAN -
WHO FILLS MY THOUGHTS AND HAUNTS MY DREAMS,
THIS ROSE IS FOR MY NEW FOUND FRIEND -
WHO HOLDS MY HAND AND QUIETS MY SCREAMS,
THIS ROSE IS FOR MY GOTHIC PRINCE -
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANY SUCH FLOWERING JEWEL,
THIS ROSE SEVES AS A REMINDER OF SPRING -
I GIVE YOU THIS ROSE LIKE A LOVE-SICK FOOL,
---THIS ROSE IS FOR YOU---
© DECEMBER 1994 By Menes
-FOR GENE-
THOUGH HE DIDN'T DESERVE IT