You're like a rose
She said

The way you smile
Makes me bloom
Makes me see the beauty in the world

You're like a rose
She said

Proud and poised
Standing proud amongst the masses
Your fragrance lingering sweetly.

You're like a rose
She said

Perfect to those around them
A sweet gesture for them
You're a treasure to them all.

You're like a rose
She said

Like a bouquet
For the first date
Special to the person who gets it.

I am like a rose
He said

I have thorns
That keep those I love away.
That sting them when they come too close.

I am like a rose
He said

No matter what I do
The people I love
They'd never stay as I wilt and my thorns will not let them near.

I am like a thorn
He thought

I just bring pain to those I love in the end.
And soon
The thorn gets pulled.