On Roses and Thorns

I, too, am grateful that thorns have roses.

Roses have thorns, a warning given;
That sweetness is always tempered
By a harshness that will follow.
Why does the world do so?

It is my thought that thorns have roses;
Perhaps to give hope for some;
Who live in circumstances beyond their doing,
Who have no place to go but up.

Regardless of the situation,
One doesn't have one without the other;
To be given hope, or just a jab,
It is the individual who shall determine.

WC - 70
LC - 12

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The Bard's Hall Contest  (13+) MARCH PROMPT: Children's Story! #981150 by StephBee

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"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."
__ Alphonse Karr
This is the prompt that I have chosen for inspiration.