"The Sick Rose"
                                By: William Blake

O Rose thou art sick. 

The invisible worm, 

That flies in the night 

In the howling storm: 

Has found out thy bed 

Of crimson joy: 

And his dark secret love 

Does thy life destroy. 

                                               

Analysis:

         The poem tells about a man who has this crave and desire to a woman. The woman had then lost her innocence not because of her own destruction but of the man's intention. She also gave her all after the pleasure that they've enjoyed not knowing that the man only took her for granted because of his intention-not about love, but lust. The story happened one stormy night when the man invade the woman's territory and after giving her virginity to the man, she was desperate enough knowing the man's intention (dark secret love). The characters in the story which is the rose and the invisible worm represents the virgin and innocent woman and the pretentious man who had this bad intention. The "worm" in the poem had found out the pleasure (crimson joy) after invading the woman's territory (crimson bed). The poem is more on sex, violence, love, and lust intentions.