Muto's Moment #2

Reaching

I see a rose
The petals reaching out
Like the edges of the universe

I try to find
The unifying system
For the colors, the folds, the flaws

I reach out
To get a closer look
But my logic is like my hand

The rose's thorns
Make it impossible to grasp
I feel the barb puncture my illusion

~Gregory Halloran