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Stonefruit

8/23/2026

By Ellie HoovsPublished 23 days ago 1 min read
Stonefruit
Photo by Sara Cervera on Unsplash

Skin

soft, delicate,

paper thin velvet burned by the sun.

Flesh

gold, honey ribboned,

nectar dripping from every small cut

Plucked

from my emerald sanctuary,

his fangs cracked as he bit into me

Poor featherless biped...

Though I bruise easily,

the core of me is stone.

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Ellie Hoovs

Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.

My Poetry Collection DEMORTALIZING is out now!!!: https://a.co/d/5fqwmEb

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    Written by Ellie Hoovs