The Desert
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By Ellie HoovsPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
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Loving you is like sowing seeds
in the desert
tortured by the heat,
can't you hear me scream?
Your care is a mirage
more smoke screens
& fog
like a cactus giving
free hugs,
it hurts you while you try
to love
then blames you because you should have seen the
thorns
my heart
is
torn.
About the Creator
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.
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