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What Remains

8/5/2026

By Ellie HoovsPublished 2 months ago • 1 min read
What Remains
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What remains of love

in the end

but rings of salt,

wax covered wicks,

and the worn rusted hinges

of forgotten lockets

Free VerseStream of ConsciousnessheartbreakElegysad poetry

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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