Thank you The Circus Dragon for thinking of me; here’s my offering (with a nod to my favourite quote… from Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 5).

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With a red, red rose

I confirm my innocence

Blood drenched, thorns sharp

Serpent writhing beneath

Petals tempt, flesh desperate

Hedonistic blossom ensnares

You want to maim, to crush

Cripple my delicate radiance

Uproot me; sepal, stem, bud

Hissing, I’ll bend but never break

A splinter slipping below your skin

An ouroboros, I’ll bloom

Even in the dark, in pain

Eternally encased in glass

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My last line is your first, if you care to craft something EverEngine, stabilise, Lila 🖤