True Colors

What happened to this bush centuries ago 

that compelled the emergence of razor sharp thorns all over her branches

so that whoever dares to touch a branch bleeds profusely?

It is merely but desperately trying to protect the part of it that still blooms.

Because she’s happy when she blossoms.

She’s determined to survive so she can reveal her true colors.

There’s a season every year, she shows the world just how beautiful she really is.