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Rose Wounds

Day 20 of 50 days of haiku inspired by songs

By Tina D. LopezPublished about a month ago • 1 min read
Rose Wounds
Photo by Biel Morro on Unsplash

wounds fill with roses

pain blossoms into beauty

love is its own thorn


This is inspired by the title of Johnette Napolitano's song Leonard Cohen's Roses, but it's more about when I think of Leonard Cohen's voice singing songs like Anthem or Dance Me to the End of Love.

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Tina D. Lopez

I’m just a human trying to make it in this world. I write about heartbreak, loneliness, longing, anger, family—all the things I can’t seem to leave alone. Everything I write is about me, even when it’s about someone else.

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    Written by Tina D. Lopez