All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
A Cliche
I know, it’s considered
A cliché type of thing
To make a rose
A symbol for love
But I always thought
That’s just it
A beautiful thing
So powerful
So minute
One concept
Captured
In one object
It has many layers
Roots
A foundation
Depth
Purity
Beauty
Simple
Yet
Convoluted
It has thorns
Of course
There are negatives
All you want
Is to capture
To hold
That one small
Object
So delicate
You take it
In your hands
And then you see
You feel
For the first time
And the second
And the third
Always
It will hurt you
You will bleed
And maybe
Maybe you’ll learn
Maybe you’ll hold it
Carefully
Next time
But always
Every time
You’ll feel the thorns
You’ll see the beauty
You’ll have it in your hands
But it will hurt you
However
If you care enough
If you want it
Enough
You won’t mind
The thorns
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 57 comments.
The symbolism is undeniably true, and the wording makes it magical. This was truly deligtful to read!
~Miss Laurel
i wanted to congratulate you on how amazing this poem is. I love it to death (Ha, how cliche?) Way to go for using sybolism and taking it to an extreme.
A+F
~ Holly
