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Rings

A jaded love poem

By Gina C.Published 2 years ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
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To cut me open is to see my

halos—loyalour intervals:

rain, famine, spring. Your sunlight

alchemized me—✨golden✨—

while I circled you…

then you chopped me down to

dull, wooden rings.

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Gina C. 🧚🏻‍♀️✨

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Gina C.

Poet | Author | Architect of Worlds

Sowing stories rooted in culture, origin, metamorphosis, resilience, language & love via fantasy, myth, magical realism & botanical prose

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    The story invoked strong personal emotions

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  • Heather Hubler2 years ago

    Oooo, this was fire!!! So many good things!!! Amazing work, my friend :)

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    What a superb contrast between halos and dull wooden rings! Very well done, Gina!

  • That was so heartbreaking! Loved your Nonet so much!

  • Dawnxisoul393art2 years ago

    Your words beautifully depict the transformative power of love and the profound impact it can have on our lives, great poem, love your works, subscribed.

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Oh my, that ending. Beautifully done.

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    noooooo, my heart is broken for another chopped tree!

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