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Merry-go-round

Day 14 of 365

By Ellie HoovsPublished about a year ago 1 min read

Round and round

up and down

as a child - it was enchanting,

never knowing which horse you’d be racing.

Then you grow up

and you long for the steadfast one.

It’s total hell

being caught on your carousel

never knowing if you’ll be sun or clouds

so there’s never enough merry…

to go around.

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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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