Sophronia's Rose

seeded in my unconscious
rooted in my silence
cultivated in my dreams
cared for in my thoughts

Her thorns surround my heart
scratching, stinging, stabbing
feeding upon my tears
She grows in my center

Sophronia's Rose
Her blossom surrounds my center
clasping, clinging, caressing
She grows in my soul

a pedicel i cannot separate
for Her scent, i breathe
for Her petals, i endure
for Her thorns, i am complete

~db, 1998