Respect the Thorn Poetry by Gina Rose is a poetic diary. Brimming with thought-provoking essence, the words dance together painting the odyssey and pondering of the author. The anthology is composed of the three parts of a rose: the stem, the thorn, and the petal. The stem journeys back to the past of the author; the thorn dances with darkness and traces the pokes that have shaped the author. Both the stem and the thorn enable the writer to find the petal, which unveils how soft and sweet this experience can be even as it wilts before us.