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Occulded Oasis
November 8, 2022
Oh cactus, great solitary sentinel
Your spiky skin and inimical thorns a wonder
An awe bewildering all that breathes
Beneath barbs both bold and belligerent
Is your core a tender heart?
Is your coat the hostile part?
What sweetness do you protect?
What do your quills reflect?
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JonahHChang SILVER said...
on Nov. 10 2022 at 1:53 pm
Hey all. As you can see, there is a typo in the title. Sorry! Fixed here: TeenInk.com/poetry/free_verse/article/1171313/Occluded-Oasis
This piece uses a cactus as a metaphor for people, in that someone may be one way on the outside, and another way on the inside.