Guns and Roses

Finger on the trigger
  and
Hands on my roses

Hands on the gun spewing
Deathly lead
Blood spilled 
  and 
splashed
In crimson
The life is gone.

One smoking gun 
  and
One wreath of roses

Death provoking
 and
Death calming

A rosette of death 
 and 
Peace in a duet.

 (Written on 13/04/2024)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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June 3, 2024 at 4:16 AM
A poem to make us contemplate, liked this!
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