Sorrowful cactus
How can anyone hug you
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Indeed, how can one? But that is the fact of life. Man tends to remember his painful moments more than the happy ones. The question is fair, and the answer obvious, but not human behaviour.
I would say the same about a porcupine. Great poem with great images.
Sorrowful cactus! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.