Best Poems Written by Martha Pherigo

Rose In the Shadows

I sit here wondering in the dark
             Will I ever have that spark
             The one that makes your eyes shine
             As you caress the velvet petals so


              For they are so beautiful you see
              With the sun shining so brightly
              The look so perfect and so pure
               Full of blossom and serenity 
              

                 I sit here with in the shadows 
                Withered petals and so small
               Who would ever want me at all
                No one will ever want one so broken 
             


              You pass by and with just one glance
             Without hesitation you say at last 
             This is the one mommy the one I seek 
             The flower I will forever keep
  

            "Why," the mother then replies
            "The thorns are gone and the stem is broken ?"
              To my astonishment the boy then replies
             To anyone who can comprehend 
   

           " Just like me my legs were not made so perfectly 
         In these braces they may forever stay
             They are just as god wanted them
                             So perfectly "



              I may not be made just right 
          To anyone who glances at first sight
             That's why just like me
               The rose in the shadows 
                  Is the perfect rose for me

Copyright © Martha Pherigo | Year Posted 2018