Author's Note: I wrote this last night about 11:30 P.M. I was listening to Josh Groban's CD with the song 'Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)' and the words 'A silver thorn, a bloody rose' caught my attention and I just wrote this down. Which leads me to my disclaimer

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own The Ousiders, I don't own Josh Groban's song either. I DON'T own them. End of story!

A SILVER THORN

A poem about Dallas Winston

I can clearly see your face

They said you were mean, which was the case

But not all of it

You were a gentleman, and you took those bullets

You rode gaily into sure death, crumpling under the streetlight because you were gallant

You were a silver thorn

In your ice cold blue eyes

I see your unshed tears

And all of your fears

You could've been the rose

A bloody rose, staining your clothes

You are no rose

You are a silver thorn

Everyone will miss you,

Though no one thought they would

After all, who misses a silver thorn from a perfect rose?