The Judgement of Rose

Oh crimson rose,

do bleed for us

Lull us in your cradle of thorns

Oh sutured tongue

speak for us

Save us from deceit

spun by tongues of men

Oh crimson tongue of Rose

speak, bleed for us

Save us from the cradle of deceit

spun by tongues of men*

Author's Note

This prose is a metaphorical juxtaposition of a “rose” ( the flower) and “Rose” ( a woman accused of a crime, representative of females on an 18th century male- dominated society). So It’s a feminist piece per se.

Reviews

[reflectingus]

Lots to love here. I just loved the whole metaphorical meaning here, the 18th century society woes with struggles for feminist rights well elicited from the words in your poem, with a sense of despondency, and I could feel that slightly exhausted mood, the hardships that had to be dealt with. And I must say, you have immense talent, because the way you blended the first and second stanzas in the third stanza was indeed admirable, and creative. So much has been conveyed with these few words, I loved it so much.

[Hester Vane]

Well I have just read a couple of your pieces and I am amazed! Your use of language is amazing, so intelligent but still accessable! You are a very talented writer! Amazing stuff, I will definatley keep reading!

[Amelie]

thank you new friend, so am I on yours :)

[Kenaz]

Sometimes a thorn is just a thorn. Not the case here haha.

[Amelie]

definitely not my friend.

[GunMetal]

Yet another fantastic piece. I try to avoid referencing other's reviews but Reflectus observed almost everything I was thinking. "A sense of despondency... exhausted mood... the way you blended the first and second stanzas in the third stanza." All of these points were what made this poem so fantastic. And again, your descriptive ability is well developed. "Oh sutured tongue" - Excellent work here.

[linear]

The pink flush of the rose, sultry, and forlorn choked by the heavy hand of male injustice......

[eglantine]

I'm glad you inserted that note--while reading the poem, I suspected rose might be Rose, but your note clarified it :) Nice job! Not sure if I care for the use of 'us', I sensed the speaker of the poem to be a 'me'