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Freeform Poetry II Elizabeth Perkins For Professor Michaels

This freeform poem describes an intoxicating flower that blooms in the dark on the edge of a cliff. The flower warns that while it may draw people in with its beauty and perfume, its thorns are poisonous. It acknowledges sharing in the curiosity of an observer but notes that the observer risks falling deeper into its thrall and losing sight of the light if they are not careful.

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Freeform Poetry II Elizabeth Perkins For Professor Michaels

This freeform poem describes an intoxicating flower that blooms in the dark on the edge of a cliff. The flower warns that while it may draw people in with its beauty and perfume, its thorns are poisonous. It acknowledges sharing in the curiosity of an observer but notes that the observer risks falling deeper into its thrall and losing sight of the light if they are not careful.

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Freeform Poetry II

Elizabeth Perkins
For Professor Michaels

There’s no flower as rare


As the one blooming in the dark
On the edge of a cliff
Shaky and precarious

Are you in a trance?


It’s an intoxicating perfume
If you try to pick me off the ground
You’ll be more than a little surprised
Not even gloves can save you from these thorns

Chances are you want me


Just be careful with the thorns
Don’t get pricked with my poison
I won’t be making it easy for you
This is just the beginning after all

Your eyes beam with curiosity


And I take some time to enjoy the thrill
But if you get too invested
The harder the fall will be

Petals in a crimson hue


Changed from white by your cherry lips
As if made entirely out of snow
I can’t tell if it’s you or me who’s melting
But I’d rather not think about it now

I see you from a distance


My thorns holding a menacing glint
People are drawn to things that shine
Especially if they fit atop their palms
Make up your mind or you’ll regret it
If you get lost use my light as a compass
I’ll stop playing coy for now
Blossom with me tonight
Just be careful to not fall asleep
Don’t let the poison reach your brain
Stronger than my thorns my gaze stabs onto you
And it only makes you more curious
There’s nowhere to hide

I’ve found myself enjoying this thrill


And sharing your curiosity
But the one losing in who falls harder
Seems to still be you

If you chase down the light


You’ll surely end up back here
And I’ll notice you in the distance
As you approach me you’ll realize
Your feet are moving on your own

I’ve found myself enjoying this thrill


And sharing your curiosity
But the one losing in who falls harder
Seems to still be you

Blooming in the dark


Blooming in the dark
Not only falling harder but deeper
If you keep it up you won’t see light again

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