The rose has thorns

The rose has thorns
and the kitten has claws,
a true, though uncomfortable, paradox.

We wonder how treasures
so lovely and sweet
could betray our preconceived beliefs.

Our hands bleed
because we misunderstood,
we demanded perfection from merely the good.

Author: J. Anton Davis

Hi, my name is Jacob Anton (ANN-tin) Davis. I am a husband, father, attorney, and writer. I have written poetry and fiction as a hobby for the past 20 years, but I launched J. Anton Poetry in 2019 to share my writing publicly. The poems of mine on this site largely describe my thoughts about the deeper connections and meaning in our everyday lives.

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