Spiky Things - Oct. 25, 2025

Gary Hunter
Oct 24
1 min read

we know to only use

our nose with a rose

and pick hidden blackberries

with pinpoint stealth

never climb an acacia tree,

that will bloody any day

oh, and cactus, the painful lesson

of sloppiness that’s erased

after pulling out the needles

and having too much

of a good laugh

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