I Am

I am a rose with no thorns to prick
Broken glass with no shards to cut
A bow with no arrow to shot at its mark
A gun with no bullets to kill.
I am a shark with no teeth to eat 
A tiger with no claws to grip into my prey
I am a lion without a roar! 
I am spineless so I hide away.
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