Mom and me: 1962
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"Cactus" by Beth K
It is so hard to get my arms around it, this giant cactus, with all of her sharp spikes. I think to myself, "this time it will be different. If I approach her carefully, gently, slowly take her into my arms, this time it won't hurt."
I only want to touch the soft skin I can see just beneath her quills. The sweet fragrance of her flower draws me in.... And here I am, still pulling out each of the many quilly daggers lodged in my flesh from every other time I tried to sink into her embrace.
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