One Thousand Roses

they may not be perfect
hell
they may even be ugly
but
i grew them
and they are roses
nonetheless

a lack of sunlight
means they did not blossom as every rose blossoms
but
there are still petals
there are still thorns
maybe too many thorns
but
they are roses
nonetheless

i would happily give them all away
just so that someone can smell my roses
but there is no one that wants to

and
that's okay
because they are still
roses
nonetheless

i would garden a thousand roses
for two, or three noses
and be fine with that