The following poem is dedicated to a friend of mine,She is in a sad bad situation,and this poem that accompanies this art, is about the tragedy of her abuse and the race for her life so It is not a happy poem and it is very different from the rest of my work. It' not a poem about hope or peace,SO just a warning you may not want to read this...But life is full of contradiction their is phenomenal beauty in life and their is also phenomenal pain.Their are people that are kind,understanding and full of love,and their are dark ones that seek to devour...Well this is a poem about the dark side called The Journey of the Rose.... To view art that accompanies this poem follow this link http://www.yessy.com/AthenaAlexa/gallery.html?i=21409