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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOUWhen I hold a rose,I see the soft, velvety petalsand smile, becausetucked betweenthose precious petalsis a special gift -the one of a fragrance,pure and sweet.When you hold a rose,you see the thornsalong the stem,and you frownbecause those thornscan bring you painand cause you to bleed.I see the gift.You see the tragedy.More and moreI fear that one of these dayssomeone will hand me a roseand all I will seeare thorns.Talk about tragedy.

Lisa Schroeder

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOUWhen I hold a rose,I see the soft, velvety petalsand smile, becausetucked betweenthose precious petalsis a special gift -the one of a fragrance,pure and sweet.When you hold a rose,you see the thornsalong the stem,and you frownbecause those thornscan bring you painand cause you to bleed.I see the gift.You see the tragedy.More and moreI fear that one of these dayssomeone will hand me a roseand all I will seeare thorns.Talk about tragedy.

Tags: difference, fear, fragrance, pain, poetry, rose, tragedy

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About Lisa Schroeder

Lisa Schroeder is an American chef, restaurateur, and owner of Mother's Bistro in Portland, Oregon. Previously, she opened and owned the Italian restaurant Mama Mia Trattoria.During Portland's George Floyd protests, Schroeder commissioned artist Xochilt Ruvalcaba to paint murals on the boards on Mother's Bistro as part of the Black Lives Matter art in Portland, Oregon.