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Roses

from The Border by Carlton Hesston

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You took one look at the Garden
Said that it's overgrown
You have too many roses
And not enough loam
But after I ripped them up
And spread out my seed
You came back around
Said there's so much more work to be done

I screamed as the thorns
Ripped into my sides
As the roots tangled round me
I laid down and cried
But after my work in the unforgiving sun
You came back around said there's so much more work to be done

So I tear the roots out
And you plant them in
Is this my penance
For your unthinking sin

I'm not a savior or a reaper of souls
And you're not the messianic master of all
I cannot save the garden that I've grown
And you cannot save yourself from the fall

So I tear the roots out
And you plant them in
Is this my penance
For your unthinking sin

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from The Border, released September 30, 2017

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