SUB ROSA 🥀

Under the rose,

Moon Rose art print by Julian Russell

The faint moonlight leaks,

Under the rose,

A hazy dream speaks,

Under the rose,

An enchantment echoes,

Under the rose,

Fall Cupid’s arrows.

Under the rose,

The moonlight beckons,

Under the rose,

The girl arrives in seconds,

Under the rose,

A wild thing grows,

THE WRONG CHOICE

Millions of voices screaming,

More tears than stars in the sky,

Precious souls burnt up like

A sick man’s time.

All because of a choice.

Who caused this pain?

Not a vote,

Not a choice agreed by the public -

But one lone ruler’s choice,

Who woke up and chose violence,

Thinking everybody would

Bow to him in respect.

Why?

Nobody else had a say,

Now his people have no choice,

Their words are disregarded,

And they bow their heads in shame,

Ashamed of their country,

That is otherwise so great,

But now makes others hurt,